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calamity. With regard to what had been said by a learned 

 gentleman in one of the previous papers as to the improvi- 

 dent character of fishermen, he ventured to say that facts 

 entirely contradicted the statement. The matter came before 

 him when working with the Board of Trade Committee, that 

 a very large proportion indeed of those who entered as 

 apprentices or seamen into this work rose to be some of 

 the largest smack owners in England, and that being so, it 

 could not be said that there was such great improvidence. 

 They knew that in all classes there was improvidence, 

 but why this fault should be charged upon fishermen in 

 particular he had never been able to understand. 



Earl DuciE then moved a vote of thanks to the 

 Chairman. 



Mr. MUNDAHL said it afforded him very great pleasure 

 to second the resolution. As a Grimsby man who had the 

 honour of being represented by Mr. Heneage, it always gave 

 him, as it did a large proportion of the Grimsby people, great 

 pleasure to meet Mr. Heneage, because he was always so 

 ready and willing to do anything he could for the benefit 

 either of the fishing interest or the general interests of the 

 town. Before sitting down he would take the liberty of 

 saying, in response to the vote of thanks which had been 

 passed, that the requests of the energetic and able Chair- 

 man of the Exhibition were always made with such 

 geniality and courtesy that it afforded every one great 

 pleasure at all times to comply with them. Personally 

 he felt indebted to Mr. Birkbeck for the part he had 

 taken in arranging this Exhibition. He had the greatest 

 hope as to the fruits of it, and he was sure the nation 

 would forget itself if it did not in some substantial way 

 recognise the services of Mr. Birkbeck. 



(The vote of thanks was carried unanimously, and briefly 

 acknowledged by the Chairman.) 



