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Harbour, Woodbridge and Orford Havens, Lowestoft and 

 Yarmouth. 



If the latter could have a deep-water entrance provided 

 for it, equal in depth to that of Lowestoft, a most valuable 

 desideratum would be obtained. 



Blakeney and Wells might also be much improved with 

 advantage to the fisheries. On account of the large quantity 

 of mussels which can be here raised, and which could be 

 vastly increased in supply if adequate protection by law 

 were given to this piece of coast and the shoal ground of 

 the Wash, all this district may be of future great importance 

 to the line fisheries as regards the provision of bait. 



The H umber will probably always remain a great fishing 

 station, but the shoals named the Binks are certainly 

 embarrassments which can never be removed, and have 

 caused many losses. 



From the* H umber to the entrance of the Forth we have 

 a distance of at least 200 miles, and there is no really 

 extensive deep-water harbour the whole distance free of 

 embarrassing dangers about the entrance. 



The Tyne is, from the improvements of late years, the 

 best in this interval, but from the Humber to the Tyne we 

 have a distance of 123 miles, and there are dangers on each 

 side of the entrance. Bridlington, Whitby, Scarborough 

 and the Tees, being tide-havens, are shallow and mostly 

 dry on the recess of the tide, and therefore constantly inac- 

 cessible when their shelter is most required. Filey Bay, about 

 42 miles from the entrance of the Humber, is, the writer 

 believes, decided on as the most fit position for a refuge 

 harbour on this part of the coast. It is certain to become a 

 great fishery port on account of its excellent position with 

 regard to the North Sea fisheries generally, and the locality 

 has specially favourable conditions, the depth being moderate, 



