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largely increased. He begged to thank Mr. Mundahl on 
behalf of the Committee for his most excellent paper. 
The CHAIRMAN, in putting the vote of thanks, said he 
naturally took the very greatest interest in the paper, not 
only for its own value, but on account of the gentleman who 
had read it, for being so essentially connected with Grimsby, 
everything to do with fishing and those engaged in it must 
have the deepest interest for him. He could not attempt 
to compete with the gentlemen who had already spoken in 
their knowledge of this subject. Sir Edward Watkin had, 
perhaps, in railway enterprise done more for fishing than any 
man living, the proof of which was shown by the statement 
given in the paper of the position of Grimsby with regard to 
fishing some twenty or thirty years ago compared with what 
it was now. If any further proof were required he would 
recommend any one to read the very excellent report of the 
Committee which sat last year on the condition of fishing 
lads and others engaged in the trade in England and 
Scotland. He entirely agreed with what had fallen from 
Sir Edward Watkin and Mr. Mundahl with regard to the 
way in which the fishing interest was neglected by public 
departments. He thought it was a disgrace that we had not 
with our large fleets a man-of-war or gunboat always at hand, 
not only to be a protection to boats when fishing, but also 
to be there ready to give assistance when those sudden 
squalls or gales came on which had done so much to make 
widows and orphans during the last two or three years. If 
a gunboat or a man-of-war had been on the spot in March 
last they would not now have been required to raise a large 
fund for the widows and orphans of Hull and Grimsby, 
‘which he regretted to say they were obliged to do now; at 
the same time he hoped that all would generously con- 
tribute to the relief of that which was almost a national 
