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therefore, that the railway companies by their heavy fish 
rates were the sole cause of the common kinds of fish 
being so dear in London. Through the Fisheries Exhibi- 
tion a greater demand had been created for this kind of 
fish, and he thought the present was a good opportunity to 
try and induce the railway companies to revise their fish 
rates ; and he hoped with the assistance of the Chairman, 
who had worked so thoroughly for the interest of the 
fishermen, and still continued to do so, that something 
would be done by which these fearful rates might be 
reduced, and the poorer classes benefited. 
Mr. Sayer then handed in the following Tables :— 
RATES FOR CARRIAGE OF FISH TO LONDON. 
Railway. Where from. ee ——— 
Owner’s 
risk. 
Lond, & North-Western |Scotland .| 75/o | 5/6 delivery for herrings, &c. 
and Great Northern ; 
Midland & Great Northern - a 87/6 | 5/6 33 prime fish. 
Scarboro’. .| 40/0 | For herrings, &c. 5/0 
3 -| 55/0] ,, prime, per 
_ .| 42/6 | ,, loose fishin van,} ton, 
Grimsb ait 
Hull - ; 28/0 NS I truck, 
55 5 9G || BSihe van, and 
> 29 
5/o for delivery. 
* - «| 30/o] ,, packages. 
Great Western . . . {Plymouth .| 60/o| ,, mackerel, cod, &c. 
op -| 45/o | ,, herrings. 
St. Ives. .| 70/o| ,, mackerel, cod, &c. 
p -| 53/4| >, herrings. 
Falmouth .| 65/o| ,, mackerel, cod, &c. 
5 -| 50/o} ,, herrings. 
South-Western . . . |Plymouth .| 60/o]} ,, mackerel, herrings, &c. 
(collected and delivered). 
», mackerel, herrings, &c. 
(5/o extra for delivery). 
Lond., B. & South Coast. | Brighton .| 21/6 
Lond., Chatham, & Dover | Ramsgate, », mackerel, herrings, &c. 
| Deal, Dover,|}22/6 (including delivery). 
“ec. 
e a 40/o| ,, prime fish (including 
delivery). 
South-Eastern. . . . Ch : 40/o | ,, prime fish (including 
delivery). 
3 < 22/6 | ,, offal, including delivery, 
Great Western. . . . | Milford. .| 65/6] ,, mackerel ; coals 3/4. 
