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calamity. With regard to what had been said by a learned 
gentleman in one of the previous papers as to the improvi- 
dent character of fishermen, he ventured to say that facts 
entirely contradicted the statement. The matter came before 
him when working with the Board of Trade Committee, that 
a very large proportion indeed of those who entered as 
apprentices or seamen into this work rose to be some of 
the largest smack owners in England, and that being so, it 
could not be said that there was such great improvidence. 
They knew that in all classes there was improvidence, 
but why this fault should be charged upon fishermen in 
particular he had never been able to understand. 
Earl DUCIE then moved a vote of thanks to the 
Chairman. 
Mr. MUNDAHL said it afforded him very great pleasure 
to second the resolution. As a Grimsby man who had the 
honour of being represented by Mr. Heneage, it always gave 
him, as it did a large proportion of the Grimsby people, great 
pleasure to meet Mr. Heneage, because he was always so 
ready and willing to do anything he could for the benefit 
either of the fishing interest or the general interests of the 
town. Before sitting down he would take the liberty of 
saying, in response to the vote of thanks which had been 
passed, that the requests of the energetic and able Chair- 
man of the Exhibition were always made with such 
geniality and courtesy that it afforded every one great 
pleasure at all times to comply with them. Personally 
he felt indebted to Mr. Birkbeck for the part he had 
taken in arranging this Exhibition. He had the greatest 
hope as to the fruits of it, and he was sure the nation 
would forget itself if it did not in some substantial way 
recognise the services of Mr. Birkbeck. 
(The vote of thanks was carried unanimously, and briefly 
acknowledged by the Chairman. ) 
