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information, which would coincide very much with what had 

 been said by Mr. Ansell. Few people who lived on shore 

 and consumed fish from the sea, were aware of the great 

 dangers undergone by fishermen in obtaining this fish, and 

 he thought the trawlers had to encounter no less danger 

 than any others. It must be the desire of all those who 

 were interested in fishermen or fisheries to promote as far 

 as possible the welfare of that class not only to protect 

 them in their vocation, but also to enable them to increase 

 the supply of that food, by means of which they earned their 

 livelihood. Mr. Ansell had touched upon two subjects 

 referring to this matter the question of legislation, and also 

 the importance of lower railway fares for the carriage of 

 fish. With regard to legislation there had been able 

 remarks made, not only by Mr. Ansell, but also by Mr. 

 Sims, with regard to the matter of protection of immature 

 fish, and he was one of those who could not think that the 

 supply of fish in the sea would for ever be inexhaustible, 

 and therefore it appeared to him that legislation in that 

 direction could not fail to be hereafter of practical value. 

 Immature children, both girls and boys, were protected by 

 law, and why should not the immature species of fish, 

 which afforded one of the greatest sources of food, also be 

 protected ? Again, with regard to the subject of railway rates, 

 he trusted that the result of the Exhibition and of the Con- 

 ferences and Papers which had been read might be to draw 

 the serious attention of Railway Directors to the subject of 

 revising the charges for carrying fish from the seaports to 

 the great centres of civilisation. If any practical results 

 in this direction were realised, he was sure those who had 

 promoted the Exhibition would have great cause to rejoice. 

 He was glad to hear the few remarks made by Mr. Sims, 

 who was evidently one of those sanguine natures who 



