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clean clothing and many a loving epistle from dear ones 

 at home, also stores of food and net, sails, rope, boats, 

 &c., &c. Thus a continual communication is kept up with 

 the land, and information supplied to those at sea, of all 

 that is taking place on shore the state of the markets 

 and so on. 



Amongst these fleets may be seen the abominable 

 " Cooper " or floating grogshop doing its deadly work, but 

 thanks to the Thames Mission, a powerful influence is now 

 brought to bear against them by mission smacks on board 

 which the Bethel flag is hoisted and divine service held 

 regularly on the Sabbath with excellent results. 



Considerable feeling has been evinced by the fishermen 

 at Hull and Grimsby against the Boxing system in winter, 

 but as the system becomes more established doubtless this 

 feeling will wear away. 



In summing up the advantages or otherwise of the two 

 systems of fishing as practised out of Hull and Grimsby, the 

 recent Board of Trade inquiry at Hull says, " We are of 

 opinion that the ' single boating ' system, whilst ensuring 

 to the men less hardship and possibly conducing to 

 instruct them in a more perfect knowledge of their business, 

 is also productive of a great waste of fish. The fleeting 

 system, on the contrary, is calculated to secure a more 

 regular and continuous supply in a fresher state. 



This system is pretty generally adopted in the summer 

 months from April to October by the Hull and Grimsby 

 boats. But there are some who still keep to the old 

 bulk system of fleeting ; these will join in companies of 20 

 to 30 boats, and share the result of the common catch at 

 the end of the voyage the duration of the voyage on the 

 Boxing and the Bulking system is about 8 weeks. The 

 difference is in the mode of conveying the fish to land and 



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