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have a tendency to stop or reduce the continual sub- 

 scription lists which were now going round. In this way 

 they would also be establishing an agency, which would 

 maintain the supply of the metropolis and other large 

 towns with fish, without the necessity of so many inter- 

 mediate hands which made the fish dearer. With regard 

 to small fish and in-shore fish he believed fishermen 

 would be glad to be their own police in this respect, 

 to prevent the wilful destruction of small fry ; they would 

 regulate the mesh, and adopt such regulations as were 

 necessary. They did not want to catch small soles or 

 plaice, but if one did it the others thought there was no 

 reason why they should not. He hoped the society would 

 be formed in connection with the National Fish Culture 

 Association, but it should be national, not international. 



Mr. Oldham Chambers had listened with great plea- 

 sure and attention to the Paper, having taken a considerable 

 amount of interest in fishing and fisheries for some years 

 past. He certainly could not forget the large and dis- 

 tinguished meeting held in Fishmongers' Hall at the end 

 of last year, under the auspices of the Fishmongers 

 Company. There a society was inaugurated, called the 

 National Fish Culture Association, under the presidency 

 of the Marquis of Exeter. No doubt Mr. Fryer would 

 enter a disclaimer to any wish to interfere with the objects 

 of this Association, of the Council of which he was a 

 member ; but, on turning to the objects of that Association, 

 he found they were very similar to what was now proposed. 

 They included " to encourage and develop the sea and 

 inland fisheries of the United Kingdom, and thereby in- 

 crease the food supply of the country by collecting, 

 arranging, tabulating, and publishing in periodical reports 

 information for this and other countries on fish culture and 



