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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  [4] 
  

  

  the 
  more 
  noticeable 
  will 
  these 
  defects 
  become. 
  As 
  regards 
  line 
  fisheries 
  

   it 
  is 
  not 
  of 
  so 
  much 
  consequence 
  whether 
  the 
  fish 
  are 
  allowed 
  to 
  lie 
  for 
  

   awhile, 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  net 
  fisheries. 
  

  

  If 
  complaints 
  have 
  been 
  made 
  abroad 
  as 
  regards 
  the 
  Norwegian 
  fish, 
  

   the 
  cause 
  must 
  be 
  sought 
  principally 
  in 
  the 
  condition 
  of 
  the 
  raw 
  ma- 
  

   terial 
  5 
  for 
  our 
  cod 
  fisheries 
  are 
  principally 
  carried 
  on 
  during 
  the 
  severest 
  

   season 
  of 
  the 
  year, 
  and 
  to 
  a 
  great 
  extent 
  in 
  waters 
  which 
  are 
  without 
  

   any 
  shelter. 
  Moreover 
  we 
  use 
  nets 
  to 
  a 
  great 
  extent, 
  while 
  this 
  ap- 
  

   paratus 
  is 
  comparatively 
  unknown 
  in 
  the 
  cod 
  fisheries 
  of 
  other 
  nations. 
  

   Even 
  lines 
  are 
  but 
  little 
  used 
  outside 
  of 
  Scotland 
  and 
  the 
  French 
  fish- 
  

   eries 
  on 
  the 
  Newfoundland 
  Banks; 
  and 
  consequently 
  there 
  will 
  always 
  

   be 
  found 
  more 
  old 
  fish 
  among 
  the 
  Norwegian 
  codfish 
  than 
  among 
  those 
  

   of 
  other 
  nations. 
  If 
  the 
  complaints 
  have 
  become 
  more 
  numerous 
  during 
  

   the 
  last 
  few 
  years, 
  this 
  is 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  greater 
  development 
  of 
  this 
  in- 
  

   dustry, 
  as 
  a 
  larger 
  quantity 
  of 
  the 
  fish 
  caught 
  are 
  made 
  into 
  klip-fish 
  

   than 
  was 
  the 
  case 
  in 
  former 
  years. 
  The 
  following 
  were 
  the 
  exports 
  of 
  

   klip-fish 
  during 
  the 
  periods 
  named 
  : 
  

  

  Table 
  of 
  exports. 
  

  

  * 
  1 
  kilogram 
  = 
  about 
  2£ 
  pounds. 
  t 
  Including 
  all 
  cured 
  fish. 
  

  

  More 
  old 
  fish, 
  therefore, 
  are 
  salted 
  now 
  than 
  in 
  former 
  times, 
  when 
  

   they 
  were 
  hung 
  to 
  dry 
  whenever 
  there 
  was 
  a 
  chance. 
  But 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  

   old 
  fish 
  find 
  a 
  sale, 
  and 
  can 
  be 
  manufactured 
  into 
  klip-fish 
  without 
  in- 
  

   curring 
  loss, 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  reason 
  why 
  these 
  fish 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  

   klip-fish. 
  The 
  price, 
  however, 
  will 
  of 
  course 
  depend 
  on 
  the 
  quality, 
  

   and 
  regard 
  should 
  be 
  had 
  to 
  this 
  circumstance 
  when 
  the 
  fish 
  are 
  bought. 
  

   Line 
  fish, 
  and 
  to 
  some 
  extent 
  also 
  net 
  fish 
  which 
  are 
  two 
  days 
  old, 
  will 
  still 
  

   make 
  a 
  first-class 
  article 
  ; 
  but 
  the 
  difference 
  is 
  already 
  noticeable 
  enougl 
  i 
  , 
  

   especially 
  in 
  the 
  net 
  fish, 
  to 
  cause 
  a 
  difference 
  in 
  price. 
  If 
  the 
  fish 
  arc 
  

   still 
  older, 
  the 
  price 
  will 
  be 
  still 
  lower, 
  for 
  they 
  will 
  only 
  make 
  a 
  second 
  

   class 
  article. 
  Fresh 
  fish, 
  or 
  fish 
  which 
  are 
  supposed 
  to 
  make 
  a, 
  first-class 
  

   article, 
  should 
  be 
  salted 
  by 
  themselves. 
  

  

  The 
  manner 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  fish 
  are 
  treated 
  by 
  the 
  fishermen 
  has 
  a 
  great 
  

   deal 
  to 
  do 
  with 
  their 
  quality. 
  Fish 
  should 
  therefore 
  not 
  be 
  trodden 
  

   upon, 
  kicked, 
  or 
  pushed, 
  or 
  be 
  exposed 
  to 
  the 
  weather. 
  In 
  Newfound- 
  

   land 
  poles 
  are 
  therefore 
  used 
  for 
  conveying 
  the 
  fish 
  from 
  the 
  boat 
  to 
  the 
  

   shore, 
  and 
  in 
  Scotland 
  boxes 
  are 
  carried 
  in 
  the 
  vessels, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  afford 
  

  

  