274 BIBLIOTHECA PISCATORIA. 



Parliamentary papers. Continued. 



Bill for making more effectual several Acts for preservation of the breed 



of fish. 1749. 

 Petition of Free British Fishery Company for a Bill to amend Act 23 



Geo. 11, for encouragement of the British white herring fishery. 



1753- 

 Report on petition of Free British Fishery Corr^panv and Bill to amend 



23 Geo. II, and for regulating the fishery according to the calendar 



no\v in use. 1753. 

 Petition [of Free British Fishery Company] for provision in Bill to 



permit vessels to rendezvous at Kirkwall, in the Orkneys instead of 



Campeltown. 1753. 

 Petition of Free British fishery Company complaining of the great dis- 

 advantages they labour under ; and praymg for a continuance of the 



bounty. 1753. 

 Bill explaining and amending 23 Geo. II. 1753. 



Bill for prohibiting the sale of fish, within a certain distance of West- 

 minster fish market without a licence. 1755-6. 

 Petition of Sir Harry Houghton and others for a Bill to amend i Geo. II 



so far as it relates to fishing in the Ribble. 1755-6. 

 Petition complaining of the hardships the open boat herring fishery 



labour under. 1755-6. 

 Petition of Free British fishery Company to alter the present form and 



size of their nets ; and for a further bounty. 1757. 

 Petition from Whitehaven that Campeltown may be appointed a place of 



rendezvous for their busses. 1757. 

 Bill to amend Act relating to Westminster fish market and the supply of 



fish. 1760. 

 Bill for repealing an Act of Scotland, " Anent the salmond fishery in the 



water of Nyth." 1760. 

 Bill for better supplying London and Westminster with fish. Amended. 



1761-2. 

 Report of Committee on laws in force relating to buying and selling fish. 



1762. 

 Report of a Committee on the effects of the former Act for supplying 



London and ^\ estminster with fish. 1763. 

 Petition of John Blake for assistance to carry his scheme into execution 



for supplying London and Westminster with fish by land carriage. 



1764. 

 Bill for encouragement of the whale fishery in the river St. Laurence 



and on the American coasts. 1764. 

 Bill to prevent the stealing of fish and rabbits. 1765. 

 Bill to explain and amend former Act as far as it relates to taking and 



destroying fish in rivers. 1766. 

 Clause added to Highway [Kent] Bill for searching fish waggons. 1770. 

 Report of Committee on laws relating to the herring fishery and Bill. 



1771. 

 Petitions for and against Bill to regulate the fisheries of the Tweed. 



1771- 

 Bill for the free importation of cod fish, ling and hake caught and cured 



in Chaleur Bay, etc. 1773. 

 Several petitions for and against a Bill for the more effectually preserving 



