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The records from which, this Report is derived consisted of the 

 following : — 



1. The Trawling Record. 



2. The Long-line Fishing Record. 



3. The Record of the condition of reproductive organs and 



stomach in fish caught. 



The ahove were kept by the naturalists in charge from time to 

 time. 



From the commencement of the cruise of the " Fingal " until 

 the 10th June, Professor E. E. Prince superintended the Naturalists' 

 department. From that date until the 11th July the charge de- 

 volved upon me, and for a part of the time I was ably assisted by 

 Mr. J. E. Duerden, of the Royal College of Science. Prof. Haddon 

 took charge for the remainder of the cruise of the " Fingal." 



For the records of the " Harlequin " I alone am responsible, 

 and I have to acknowledge my great indebtedness to Mr. D. H. 

 Lane, of Vernon Mount, Cork. This gentleman most kindly 

 volunteered to act as my assistant, and performed his self- 

 imposed duties with the greatest zeal and ability. Indeed the 

 whole labour of keeping the records was thus taken off my hands, 

 the details being written down in a rough form on deck at my 

 dictation, and afterwards transferred to a fair copy. By this 

 means we were able to get through a great deal more work than 

 would otherwise have been possible. 



Whilst the current business of the two cruises is thus accounted 

 for, there remained at the close of the survey much necessary work, 

 for the prosecution of which no accommodation was available, the 

 premises of the Society being barely large enough for ordinary needs. 



The collections had to be stored, and the specimens sorted and 

 identified, whilst a ready access to the literature bearing on the 

 subject was indispensable in drawing up the reports. 



In this dilemma. Professor Haddon fortunately came to the 

 rescue of the Society, by placing his private room at the Royal 

 College of Science at my disposal, and thus, in the resources of 

 literature and apparatus of the College, I have been placed in the 

 most advantageous position for the prosecution of my inquiries. 

 Indeed, there is no institution in the country so adequately fitted 

 for carrying on investigations into the scientific aspects of 

 economic questions, so far as they concern the fisheries. 



