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resolution ; he could only speak of the Yorkshire coast, 
but he considered the catching of immature fish was a 
matter of vital importance. It did not affect the fishermen 
quite so much as some seemed to think, because as fish 
got scarcer it got dearer. He had seen a vessel go to sea 
for a night’s work, and catch six or seven boxes of big 
haddock in the summer, and as many as forty boxes of 
little fish. He had sold those fish, and sometimes had a 
difficulty in getting 6d@. a trunk, sometimes 9d. and Is. ; but 
hardly ever more than 3s., whilst the average price would 
be Is. 6d. If these small fish were allowed to come to 
maturity one box would be worth ten, and instead of being 
sold for Is. 6a., would fetch 8s. or 9s. He did not think 
anything could be done to stop the universal catching of 
small fish, but if the recommendation of the Commission 
which had been sitting in Scotland of the three-mile 
limit were carried into effect, it would save a great deal. 
Mr. HERBERT HOUNSELL (Bridport) said he had 
hitherto refrained from speaking on this question, because 
he had been listening to the practical observations made 
by fishermen from different parts of the coast, which were 
of great value. Although what he might say was not 
equal in importance to what had already been said; he 
would add a few words which he thought were worthy of 
attention. He had been much interested in this matter 
from his youth, and had often conversed with the late 
Mr. Buckland upon it. In Land and Water for the 30th 
of April, 1870, there was a letter from Mr. Buckland with 
regard to the collection of fish in his museum at the 
Horticultural Gardens, and it included a letter from him- 
self, in which he offered to furnish him with specimens 
‘of the different kinds of lines and nets used in the cap- 
ture of fish. His offer was accepted, and he presented 
