103 
Grimsby, size of mesh of net used at, 9, Io, 21 
»» Smack Owners’ Association, 55 
HADDOCK, price of, 9 
a5 spawn and spawning of, 27, 45 
Hague, International Conference in 1881 at the, 5 
Hake fishing in Plymouth Bay, 43 
Handline fishing, 7, 16 
Harbour accommodation, 3, 35, 73-99 
Helyer, Mr. John (Great Yarmouth), remarks by, 25, 42, 64-66, 77, 78, 94, 95 
Hepton, Mr. John (Grimsby), remarks by, 26-31, 81-85, 93 
Herring, destruction by cod of, 17, 18, 26 
a9 growth of the, 9, 25 
AG nets, size of mesh of, 7, 8, 48 
39 spawning in British Columbia, 23 
Horse drag seine, destruction of immature fish by the, 22 
Hounsell, Mr. Herbert (Bridport), remarks by, 47 
Hull, size of mesh of net used by the fishermen of, 9, 10, 21 
Huxley, Professor, F.R.S., on the destruction of immature fish, drift-net 
fishing, &c., 4 
IMMATURE fish, destruction of, 3-48 
Increase of demand for fish, 5 
International Conference on destruction of immature fish, harbour accommo- 
dation, railway rates, fishing vessels’ lights, &c., 29-99 
International Fisheries Exhibition, results of, 5, 6 
International legislation affecting destruction and propagation of immature 
fish, &c., 4-51 
Ireland, Government grants given for harbour accommodation in, $0 
JEX, Mr., remarks by, 5-16, 34, 55-64, 75-775 87 
Kemp, Mr. (Whitstable), 46 
LAND’s END to Horn Reef fishing grounds, 43 
Laws for prohibition of the destruction of immature fish, 6, $, 15, 24 
Legislation on fisheries, 39, 42 
Liability of railway companies for loss of fish carried at owner’s risk, 68 
Lifeboat (self-delivering and self-righting, invented by the Rev. Mr. Berthon), 
76, 77 
Life-belts, 78, 82, 90 
Life-buoys, 90 
Life-jackets, 74, 82, 90 
Liggins, Mr., remarks by, 97 
Lights of fishing vessels, 3, 51, 89, 97 
Lobsters, Act of Parliament regulating sale of, 19 
Long-line fishing, 7, 16, 24, 33, 37, 38 
Loss of life at sea, better means of prevention of, 3, 73-99 
