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bounty was increased from 50s. to L.3 per ton on vessels 

 fitted out from Ireland to fish herrings in the open sea, the 

 vessels not being under 15 tons, or if exceeding 60 tons, 

 the bounty was not to be paid on a larger number of tons 

 than 60 tons- 

 Each such vessel was to be supplied with 2 barrels, 3 

 bushels of salt, and 335 square yards of net, for each ton 

 measurement, as well as a suitable rope " to ride by the 

 nets," and all requisite materials. 



The crew were bound " to fish in the open sea," " and 

 not in any bay, river, or loch," and to fish direct from the 

 ship without the intervention of any small boat. And the 

 vessel was not to anchor while shooting the nets, or while 

 they were in the water, without sufficient cause shown. 

 And the crew were to fish diligently for sixty days, exclusive 

 of the Saturdays and Sundays, a sufficient part of every 

 twenty hours of each of the sixty days, and were not to ob- 

 struct the crews of other vessels fishing, and were not to 

 leave the fishing during the sixty days without cause shown, 

 to be stated in the journal ; and the herrings were not to be 

 landed except in presence of an officer, and only once a- 

 week, unless otherwise compelled by stress of weather or 

 other cause. 



The master was to keep a journal, to be verified on oath 

 before being entitled to the bounty, with full particulars ; 

 and if the nets were injured from stress of weather or 

 other cause, they were to be made complete at the first 

 port of arrival. 



The bounty given by the former Act of 3s. per barrel of 

 cured herrings to be increased to 4s. per barrel ; and, to be 

 entitled to this bounty, the herrings were to be cured and 

 packed within twenty-four hours after being caught. And 

 all casks of herrings not properly cured in proper casks, if 



