58 THE FISHERIES OF THE BAHAMAS. 



Fishing boats, number and description of the, 4 

 ,, ,, necessity of improvements in the, 19 



Literature relating to the history of the islands, 9, 10 



Nassau, shell-work and other ornaments made at, 22 



„ general description of the town and its attractions, 8, 16 



reasons why the success of the town as a health resort has only been 

 partial, 28, 29 

 ,, suitability of the town as a winter sanitarium, 17, 18 

 New Providence, general description of, 8, 16 



Ornaments, shell and other kinds made at Nassau, 22 



Pearls, beauty of the pink pearls found in the Bahamas waters, 24, 25 

 Population of the Bahamas in 1881, 3 



Report upon the sponges of the Bahama Islands, by W. Saville-Kent, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S., 30, 56 



Salt, largely manufactured in the islands, 7 

 Sea-cumber or trepang. Sec Beche-de-mer. 

 Shells, desirability of a close season for certain valuable kinds, 20 



,, large quantities obtained and the value of the exports, 5 

 Sponges, a close season undesirable for the fisheries, 19 



,, conditions indispensable to the growth of commercial sponge, 48 

 „ importance and value of the sponge trade, 5, 7 



importance of adopting diving operations, 49, 50 



mode of collecting and preparing, 5, 6 



multitude of species and general description of their form and texture. 



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,, names of the principal varieties, in the order of their value, 5> 6 



,, precautionary measures against exhaustion, 54, 56 



,, propagation of sponges artificially, 50, 54 



,, report by W. Saville-Kent, F.L.S., F.Z.S., upon the sponges of the 



Bahama Islands, 30, 56 

 ,, suggested improvements in the mode of fishing, 19, 20 



Temperature, high rate of the mean, during the winter months, 18 

 Turtle (dried) for export suggested as an addition to fish industries, 21, 22 



Vegetation, extraordinary facts concerning, 16, 17 

 Vessels, necessity for improvements in the fishing boats, 19 



,, number and description of the boats employed in the fisheries, 4 



Waste products, suggestions on the utilization of, 21 



Zoology, value of encouraging fishermen to preserve specimens calculated to 

 advance the science of, 28 



