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A. The Bonito Angling Boats in Miye Prefecture 



exhibited by the Fishery Bureau. 



This boat has been used in Japan from ancient times for the 

 purpose of angling for bonito. There are a large number of 

 boats of this description found everywhere along the Pacific Coast. 

 They vary in size according to the districts, but the commonest 

 ones are those of 40 feet in length. 



Since bonito are quickly subject to corruption it is profitable 

 to prepare them for the market after returning with every possible 

 speed to the harbour. Consequently we can not engage in distant 

 sea fishery by boat simply depending upon the wind or human 

 strength for rowing it. There has appeared a tendency that the fish 

 is leaving the shore therefore great difficulty is experienced in this 

 line of fishery. This accounts for the fact that a fishing boat 

 with a motor is required. 



B. Shunyo-maru Exhibited by the Fishery 



Bureau. 



Length perpendicular 62 feet. 



Extreme breadth 15 feet. 



Depth moulded 6 feet 41 inches. 



Total tonnage 43 tons. 



Spars Schooner. 



Engfine Union Oil Motor. 



Power , 41 Horse Power. 



Speed by Engine 6J knots. 



Date of launching 1908. 



This has been built combining the Japanese and foreign types 

 and an oil motor is provided. During the last two years as many 

 as over a hundred ships were newly built. A boat of this descrip- 

 tion is simple in construction and low in price, while fishermen 



