X.-SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE NORWEGIAN FISHERIES.* 



[From "Bergensposteu" — a daily paper published at Bergen, Xorway, Tuesday, 



March 4, 1879.] 



Special Kotice. — lu view of the fact that our fisheries need further 

 development in nearly every direction, the undersigned have agreed to 

 form a society for the purpose of promoting the Xorvregian fisheries. 

 These fisheries, which form one of the most important sources of income 

 of our country, have at different times attracted the attention of the 

 government, and not Tvithout exercising some beneficial influence. But 

 since the fisheries in other countries have progressed, and the utilization 

 of their products has been more and more developed, it has become 

 ai)parent that our country has remained behindhand with regard to its 

 fisheries and all the various industries connected therewith. 



If it is true that Norway is one of the greatest fishing-countries in 

 the world, her citizens should consider this as a strong incentive to de- 

 velop and utilize this vast source of income to its greatest extent j with 

 regard to this matter our country should not be excelled by any other. 



With the example of other countries and with their experience to guide 

 us, this society will endeavor to aid and develop our fisheries by hatch- 

 ing and raising fish, by imx^roving the methods of fishing and the fish- 

 ing-apparatus, and by utilizing to their fullest extent all the products of 

 the fisheries; it will in fact be the object of this society to aid every en- 

 deavor to fui'ther the fishing-interests. 



We therefore invite our fellow-citizens in town and country to become 

 members of this society. The annual contribution of each member will 

 probably be 5 crowns (81.34:), but we hope that there will be many pub- 

 lic-spirited citizens who have both the desire and the means to pay 



more. 



J0HA2T AMELN, 



and sixteen others. 

 BERaEN, February 27, 1879. 



Editoeial. — As will be seen from a notice in our issue of to-day, a 

 number of the most prominent and intelligent citizens of Bergen have 

 started a society wh@se object it is to promote the fishing-interests. 



It will be said of this movement, as of so many others started at the 

 right time and by the right men, that it should have been begun long 



* SehJcaiet for de KorsJce Fiskeriers Fremme. Beigensposten, Tirsdag d. 4 de Marts 

 1879. Translated by Herman Jacobson. 



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