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Mr. KENNETH CORNISH asked if Mr. Cornish was in 

 favour of legislation for the preservation of mackerel ? 

 Referring to what had been said in regard to the pursuit 

 of herrings and mackerel by porpoises, he might say that 

 he witnessed a very remarkable sight at Teignmouth in the 

 year 1860. In walking along the sea wall they saw a great 

 commotion in the sea, a mile out, and watching it, they 

 soon found a shoal of salmon running in, pursued by a 

 shoal of large grampuses, who drove the unfortunate 

 salmon right against the wall. They seized the salmon in 

 their jaws, threw them up, and caught them like a terrier 

 would a rat, and when the salmon turned and went out to 

 sea again, they pursued them. He should like to know if 

 Mr. Cornish thought it possible to catch these cetacea, seals 

 and other animals that preyed on salmon, herrings, and 

 mackerel, by the use of spinning bait on a large scale ? It 

 seemed to him we were thinning down the fish, but not 

 thinning down their natural enemies. It would not be at 

 all difficult to make baits which would exactly represent a 

 salmon, mackerel, or herring, with hooks concealed inter- 

 nally ; and they might even be impregnated with the 

 natural flavour of the fish. 



Mr. CORNISH, in reply, said, as far as his experience 

 went, he did not think legislation was required with respect 

 to a close time for mackerel or pilchards ; they took a close 

 time for themselves and got away where they could not be 

 caught. Further legislation was very desirable for the 

 purpose of regulating the fishing of our own boats in British 

 waters ; and even if what legislation there was were better 

 enforced, it would be of great importance. With regard to 

 catching porpoises, he should not like to tackle one weighing 

 more than 2 cwt. in a small boat. 



Mr. SHAW, M.P., in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. 

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