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this reserve. Consequently enormous quan- 

 tities of food will be flung on the market. 



It is by the increase in use that the 

 product will come better in quality and 

 cheaper in price to the consumer ; the 

 expense of distribution will lessen as the 

 quantities become larger and the channels 

 more efficient. Adequate harbour and rail- 

 way accommodation, two of the first 

 conditions of a successful fishery, should 

 receive the closest attention. It is a well- 

 known fact that at present the price of 

 fish when landed makes it the cheapest 

 food in the country. As the industry 

 becomes larger and more systematized the 

 land charges will lessen and the arrange- 

 ments for conserving the quality will become 

 much improved. 



The most valuable fish around these 

 isles in their order of importance are the 

 herring, cod-fish, haddock, and plaice : the 

 rate of increase in the first three is very 

 great, and these are likely to become, by 

 maintenance of quantity, the great staple 

 food fishes. The plaice has a tendency to 

 lessen in importance. The people of this 

 country, by no means realize the value of 



