16 REPORT OF THE SHELL-FISH COMMISSIONERS 
enable him to spend at least two whole days in each week in the 
office. The oyster industry in Connecticut is a rapidly-growing 
one, and as those engaged in it acquire more and more experi- 
ence, and the great area of good ground is more carefully culti- 
vated, it cannot fail to become a more and more important fac- 
tor in the progress and wealth of the State. 
The laws relating to shell-fish matters enacted by the last 
General Assembly will be found in the Appendix. 
WM. M. HUDSON, 
GEO. C. WALDO, 
B. As TREAT. 
Shell-fish Commissioners. 
