FISHERY. 



and his place of refidence ; after having examined 

 the quality of the timber, conftru&ion, hoops, 

 &c, &c. 5thly. He fhall not fufFer any bufs out 

 on the, fifhery before the 24th of June, and he 

 ftiall require a declaration upon oath, before any 

 of the herrings are landed, that there are none 

 aboard taken before that period. 



6thly. He muft take care, that in faking her- 

 rings a diftin&ion fhould be made. Thus, for e^c- 

 ample, the herrings taken between St. John's 

 and St. James's day, fliall be faked with coarfe 

 and chofen fait* Thofe taken from St. James's 

 day to the i4th of September, muft be pack- 

 ed up with the beft fine fait. No herrings 

 can be packed, except fuch as are taken from 

 the 1 4th of July to the ift of January. Each 

 fort to be packed up feparatcly in barrels pro- 

 perly filled up, flopped, hooped, &c. Laftly, no 

 herrings can be fold or brought to market in this 

 country, that are not picked and for ted in the fol- 

 lowing manner. By this forting and marking the 

 different kinds of herrings, and the time they were 

 taken, are difcriminated and named accordingly : 

 thus are to be met with in the market St. 

 John's herrings, St. James's herrings, St. Bartho- 

 lomew's herrings none but thefe can be packed. 

 The take of St. John is fent afhore in lighters, 

 in- order to be fold immediately for confumption. 



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