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adjunct to the Exhibition, and would materially aid in 

 carrying out the great objects for which it was established. 

 Major Sewell Gana seconded the motion. 

 Mr. Alward, not only individually, but as representing 

 a large body of persons connected with the North Sea 

 fisheries, begged to support the motion most cordially. 



The Chairman, (Mr. Wilmot), in putting the resolution, 

 said he held in his hand a slip from a newspaper to the 

 effect that some thirty-five tons of fish were thrown aside 

 in the London market the other day as being unfit for food, 

 yet at the same time thousands of poor people were on 

 the point of starvation for want of food. Surely some 

 means ought to be provided whereby such a state of 

 affairs could be prevented. He believed this was largely 

 brought about by avarice and greed upon the part of 

 the fishermen in catching more fish than was necessary 

 to supply the market, and the fish dealers allowing over- 

 stocks of fish to spoil rather than sell them at reduced 

 prices to the poor ; too many were taken, they were 

 brought to shore and, without proper supervision, were 

 sent off, and in many cases became unfit for food before 

 they reached their destination. In Canada, fish were 

 cauo-ht in the great Western Lakes in great quantities. 

 They were put on board of little steam-tugs in refrige- 

 rating boxes, and conveyed, perhaps, lOO or 200 miles 

 to the nearest harbour or railway station. The boxes 

 were then put on the railway car and went on in some 

 instances 1,000 or 2,000 miles, and were sold as fresh 

 fish, and were eaten as readily as those caught within 

 a few miles of the market. He had been struck with 

 astonishment that within the area of this small island, 

 as it was compared with Canada, similar means were 

 not introduced, instead of having so many fish spoilt. 

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