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at Plymouth, have been entrusted by the port of 

 Lowestoft witli the duty of carrying out the 

 English share in the International Fishery and 

 Hydrographical Investigations in the North Sea, 

 and in this connexion have established a marine 

 laboratory at Lowestoft under the direction of 

 Dr. Garstang. 



At the moment of writing, we are reminded 

 by the daily press of the right which the South- 

 wold Corporation claims under ancient charters 

 of regulating the fishing in the harbour, 1 whilst 

 Lowestoft is still further extending the scope of 

 its fishing industry by the opening of its new 

 Hamilton Dock for fishing vessels. The cere- 

 mony of inauguration took place 5 October, 



1 ' Southwold Town Council have accepted half-a- 

 sovereign (or the harbour site there. Mr. W. S. 

 Fasey, who has made the purchase, will at once 

 develop the property, which has long lain dormant. 

 The coin which passed is to be mounted in a gold 

 band and attached to the mayoral chain.' The 

 Standard, 20 July, 1906. 



1906, in the auction mart which has been built 

 by the Great Eastern Railway Company at the 

 junction of the old and new markets. The 

 event is of special interest in the fishing trade in 

 view of the fact that here all herrings and 

 mackerel will in future be sold by sample, re- 

 placing the old method of sale whereby the 

 boats' catches were shot on to the floor of the 

 market according to the place where the vessels 

 were moored. In future buyers will cease to 

 suffer from the disadvantage of being unable to 

 see the fish whilst buying, as all will be in view 

 from a gallery in which buyers will sit. Brisk 

 selling was the order of the day on this inaugural 

 occasion. The mayor of Lowestoft was present, 

 and the mayor-elect, Mr. 13. S. Bradbeer, con- 

 ducted the first sale of herrings. The new 

 dock provides 9 acres of additional water area, 

 and 1,600 ft. of landing space. It was estimated 

 that the number of boats which would take part 

 in this autumn's voyage would exceed a thousand 

 sail. 2 



* The Daily Telegraph, 6 October, 1906. 



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