118 RATE OF GEOWTH OF SOME SEA PISHES, ETC. 



proper work, are on many parts of the coast used for trawling in 

 bays and inshore waters, and are very destructive on account of 

 the ease with which they are handled. It is a good thing, therefore, 

 that this kind of fishing should be prohibited, but it is inconsistent 

 and unreasonable to allow sailing boats to do that which steamers 

 are prohibited from doing. 



