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pronounced by Mr. Saville Kent, and of the manner in 
which it had been received. 
In the preparation of the Paper which he had just read, 
he had simply done his duty by the Exhibition, but more 
particularly by the people amongst whom he had the 
honour of serving for some years. The Pamphlet might 
be accepted as the record of so much information in a 
convenient form as may have escaped others either in 
reading. or in observation, and may prove to be the ground- 
work for later study and increased attraction with an out- 
come, he hoped, of beneficial results, whether in the way of 
an increase to our industries or, humanitarianly speaking, 
of a healthier food supply. 
As to the native fishing industry in the Bights of Benin, 
Gold Coast, and off West Africa, Captain Curtis would be 
gratified to know that it had considerably increased since 
the time—over thirty years ago—of which he had spoken; 
and, in view of such a fact, Captain Moloney did not deem 
it necessary to modify in any way the particulars of his 
Paper. 
Whilst thanking Captain Curtis for the further informa- 
tion, as regards Ascension, for which the Conference were 
indebted to his experience, Captain Moloney added that 
he had been fortunate enough at times, whilst in the 
Administration of the Government of Lagos, to receive 
from different commanders of Her Majesty’s ships very 
fine turtle transported from the island of Ascension, where 
in the ponds or lakes, which were fed as previously de- 
scribed, he was given to believe a considerable rearing 
turtle industry proceeded for the benefit of the local 
squadron and for others, among whom he was glad to find 
himself numbered occasionally. 
As regards the reference to the octopus, to which atten- 
