iv PREFACE 



seems to me to fall primarily within the scope of 

 purely Parliamentary action. 



My main object has been to gather together 

 such information as may be of use in the actual 

 practice of culture. 



In reviewing the present condition of our bait 

 beds, I have specially mentioned thirty localities 

 where important scalps exist, or have existed. 

 Although these beds are entirely confined to the 

 Scottish coast, the remarks as to the treatment 

 of scalps are equally applicable to England and 

 to Ireland. 



I am much indebted to a friend in Glasgow 

 for kindly reviewing the chapter dealing with 

 the legal aspects of shell-fish fisheries. 



I am also indebted to the Fishery Board for 

 Scotland for granting me permission to add, as an 

 appendix, the official Regulations and Instructions 

 for those desiring to apply for special Fishery 

 Orders. 



W. L. CALDERWOOD. 



7 Napier Road, 

 Edinburgh, December 1894. 



