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within a short distance of each other. Concarneau, near Brest, 

 where several descriptions of fish culture are carried on under 

 Government management, it might also be desirable to visit. They 

 will also visit those places in England where attempts, successful 

 or otherwise, have been made to increase the supply of oysters by 

 artificial means, and subsequently inspect certain portions of the 

 coast of Ireland, which, in the opinion of the Commissioners, 

 would be suitable for carrying on oyster culture. 



A fortnight would probably suffice for France, the same time 

 for England, and three weeks for Ireland. 



They will report fully to His Excellency on the various matters 

 of interest which may occur to them, and they will recommend 

 the measures that appear to them most suitable for increasing and 

 rendering more certain the supply of oysters. 



Mayo. 



Dublin Castlel. 



