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II, The Long-line Fishery. 



Long-lining no longer pays in tliis port, as there is so much time 

 wasted in waiting for bait. The boats are worked by four men, and 

 the profits are divided in five and a half shares, apportioned thus : — 

 To the four men one share each ; to the owner, for the boat, one 

 share ; for the long-line or bolter a half-share. The owner, there- 



