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to encourage the birds, their voices vibrating over tlie surface 

 of the water, and the cormorants growing more active than ever 

 in their movements, presents indeed a glorious sight worthy of 

 our attention. 



(12) The Nettings and Fishing Implements 



Exhibited by Tsunemitsu Kusuma, Jyusuke Nishi- 

 mura, Kyoto Fishing Line Manufacturer's Associa- 

 tion, Ishii Kotaro, I\Iiye Net Meg. Company, 

 Yamanouchi Okajima, Tsunegoro Nakamura Bro- 

 thers & Co , Yamamoto Tajibei, Bisan Net Manu- 

 facturing Co. Nishimura Inosuke, Hirose Tankichi. 



Fishing Nettings Nettings used in Japan are made 



of Japanese flax, cotton yarn, Manila hemp and silk yarn of 

 which flax and cotton yarn are mostly in use. Japanese flax 

 was chiefly used when both the yarn and the nettings were made 

 by hand, but recently what with the low quotation of cotton 

 yarn and its durability the use of cotton yarn has considerably 

 increased while as to netting, machinery is used in most cases. 



Angling Line and Basket etc The angling line 



is chiefly made from first class Japanese flax and silk yarn, 

 most of which are made by the fishermen. In October or 

 thereabout, a bamboo a few years old is cut off and after being 

 exposed for the purpose of extracting oil for the space of a year, 

 it is made into a fishing rod. The fishing hooks are made by 

 those specially engaged in the trade but since Japanese fishermen 

 are clever and nimble with their fingers, with the exception of 

 a few cases, they make the hooks themselves. 



Preparation of Aquatic Products and their Trade. 



The preparation of the aquatic products has made consider- 



