24 KEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



which the said eye opens and by means of which eye or eye and grooves 

 or depressions the hne or gut is readily and securely attached. Draw- 

 ing, Plate V. 



No. 150 of 1867. — Gedge. — A double fish-hook, composed of two parts 

 or branches. 



The first branch, a, is bent at right angles at its upper part, where it 

 is pierced with a hole, e, the edges of which are rounded for the better 

 passage of the line Z. At its lower part it has a hook on which the bait 

 is placed. 



The second branch, /, is attached to the first at h, and is held in a fixed 

 position by a piece, c, the sides or cheeks of which form springs nipping 

 and retaining this branch, which is further pro^'ided with a ring, G, and 

 a hook. 



To use this fish-hook, open the branch / and fix it to the collar or nip- 

 ping piece c, pass the line through the hole e, of the first branch, then 

 attach it securely to the ring G, of the second branch, and then bait the 

 hook on the first branch a. Drawing, Plate VIII. 



No. 1765 of 1867. — Welch. — Swivel for fisliing tackJe. — The box or 

 case of the swivel is made of metal tubing open at both ends. To one 

 end attaches, by soldering, a loop. The shank or stem of the swivel, 

 which works in the box, is made of wire, and is i)rovided with a knot 

 at one end, the knot being situated within the bow or loop of the case 

 when the stem is placed within said case. The opposite end is fash- 

 ioned into a loop. By this construction the shank or stem is irremov- 

 able from the case, and at the same time free to rotate within it, while 

 the case is ficee to rotate upon the shank. 



In applying the swivel to spinning bait, solders the tube constituting 

 the case to the back of this spinning bait ; but instead of soldering the 

 loop or bow to the box or case itself, it may be soldered to a tube or 

 portion of a tube soldered to the spinning bait, within which last-men- 

 tioned tube or portion of a tube the box or case of a swivel is fixed. 

 The hooks are attached to the loop or end of the shank or stem, and the 

 end of the fishing-line or swivel connected with the fishing-line is at- 

 tached to the loop or bow of the spinning bait. Drawing Plate, VIII. 



No. 2714 of 1867. — A. MoRRALL. — A piece of wire is bent into or 

 caused to assume such a shape that when in its normal condition it 

 nearly represents the letter V. The ends of the wire are formed into 

 barbed hooks. When baited the hooks are pressed together. Drawing, 

 Plate VIII. 



NETS. 



No. 1872 of 1859. — Stuart, — Manufactures nets of single yarn. No 

 drawing. 



No. 3099 of 1860. — Henry. — The net submerged has a rubber tube 

 carried around and attached to it, which communicates with an air-pump 



