Seriola lalandii, S. gigas, S. grandis, Teinnodon saltator ; 

 the Scombresocidae : Hemh'haviphiis intermedins and H. 

 regiilaris ; the Scombndae, which inchide the mackerels : 

 Scoinher australasicns, S. colias, TJiynniis pelamys ; the 

 Trachinidae : Sillago ciliata, S. iiiaculata, S. bassensis — 

 all of which occur at various seasons of the year, and, 

 being obtainable in large quantities, would afford lucrative 

 employment to hundreds of men, women, and children, 

 and food for thousands. 



Moreover, with more experience and knowledge of the 

 proper trawling-grounds, still further sources of supply will 

 arise. 



At present, a great difficulty is the proper preservation 

 of fish after their capture for transit inland and elsewhere. 

 This arises from the heat of the climate, the scarcity of ice, 

 and the want of efficiently constructed and swift boats for 

 transit. Doubtless such wants will in due course be 

 remedied, as the demand for fish-food is daily on the 

 increase. 



The fishing industry as yet may be regarded as in its 

 infancy. This is shown by the fact that the only nets in 

 general use by the fishermen are the ordinary drawing- 

 seines and mashing-nets, while there is only one style of 

 fishing boat, a model of which is exhibited in the Court. 



It may not be out of place here to draw attention to 

 some of the principal features of the New South Wales 

 Court, among which may be enumerated the large sun-fish, 

 Oi'thagoriscHS, sp., the Luth, Dermatochelys coriaceus, the 

 group of Peron's Seals, Ctaria cinerea, exhibited for the 

 first time in England and Europe, the large collection of 

 food-fishes, stuffed and in spirits. The sponges and oysters 

 deserve attention, while the walls are decorated by life- 

 sized oil-paintings of fishes and large photographs of the 



