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tber with a grant. In manj localities a short spur 

 will be sufficient to form a safe low-water harbour 

 for yauls and small craft used in such species of fish- 

 ing as is suited to the locahty. We would suggest 

 that these piers should be constructed wholly by the 

 Government, without any aid or apphcation from 

 local proprietors. This will ensure a proper selection 

 of the site by competent hydrographists. Small har- 

 bours appear to have been constructed with much ad- 

 vantage on the east coast of Scotland, under the pro- 

 visions of the 5th Geo. IV. c. 64 ; and everything 

 connected with them, or relating to their extent or 

 requirements, is well understood. A capstan, boat- 

 slip, and mooring-gear, and small light, or lantern, 

 will be the necessary appendances to complete the 

 boat-hcirbour. Curing -houses and salt- stores, in re- 

 mote localities, will also be required for fishing pur- 

 poses ; and provision is made in one of the clauses 

 of the Bill to encourage their erection by private 

 parties, and we have little doubt that in suitable 

 localities they will form, not merely self-supporting, 

 but highly profitable private speculations. 



In the control and management of the fisheries 

 educational purposes must not be overlooked. While 

 the Professor and the schoolmaster difi'use science 

 and the liberal arts in their proper sphere, the prac- 

 tical instructor should keep equal pace amongst the 

 industrial classes. At home we have ample scien- 

 tific skill in fishing operations, but we must seek 

 curers, and perhaps managers, from the sister isle. 



