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abstain from throwing obstacles in the way of improve- 

 ments of oyster and mussel fishings which will benefit the 

 public, and will be averse to imposing any such terms as 

 may, especially in the infancy of an undertaking, impede 

 or delay its progress. 



They will be prepared to consider favourably proposals 

 founded on the basis of determining rent or royalty accord- 

 ing to the profits actually made, or the quantity of oysters 

 or mussels produced or sold by the promoters. 



Part III. — Forin of Procedure in applyi7ig for aji Order 

 under Part III. of The Sea Fisheries Act, 1868. 



I. The first step on the part of the promoters is to 

 transmit a memorial to the Fishery Board for Scotland, as 

 directed by Section 29 of the Act. The memorial should 

 be transmitted in duplicate, written on common foolscap 

 paper, on one side of the paper only, with a wide margin, 

 and should contain the following information : — 



{a) A description of the existing conditions of the pro- 

 posed fishery, — whether it is barren or culti- 

 vated, and to what extent ; and whether it con- 

 tains any public or private beds, and in what 

 condition. 

 ib) A statement of the manner in which it is intended 



to cultivate the ground applied for. 

 {c) In the case of an Order for a concession of or for 

 regulating a fishery, a precise statement of the 

 nature of the proposed regulations ; of the pro- 

 posed tolls (if any) ; of the manner in which 

 they are to be levied and expended ; and of the 

 constitution of the corporation or other body by 

 whom the powers in question are to be exercised. 

 id) A statement of the means in the shape of income 

 or capital possessed or anticipated by the pro- 

 moters for this purpose. 

 {e) The names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees 

 or reputed lessees, and occupiers of the soil 



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