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the tree which struck its roots in the open soil. Having 

 said this, he only wished to say again that he did not 

 believe any one of his own countrymen, or any Irishman, 

 would labour harder to try to relieve some of the deep 

 woes which the Irish were suffering from than himself; 

 but, as a general proposition, he would repeat that the 

 true way of doing good to fishermen was by encouraging 

 the traffic in fish and reducing the rate of traffic, or by 

 encouraging localities to build and construct proper har- 

 bours ; or again, by inducing a corporation like the City 

 of London to provide better markets ; but in any other 

 respect he would say, free the fishermen from restriction, 

 and do nothing to create fisheries by patronage. 



Sir Henry Thompson, Bart, then moved a vote of 

 thanks to the Chairman, which was seconded by Professor 

 Brown Goode, and carried unanimously. 



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