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INDEX. 
AFRICA, number of species of fish fauna inhabiting its waters, 5, 6 
Boats, number licensed in the Sierra Leone fisheries, 14. 
British settlements on the Gambia, population of, 13 
‘“CANARIO-AFRICAN Fisheries Company” the work of this large fish in- 
dustry, 55-57 
Canary Islands, fitful operation of the quarantine laws, 58, 59 
general description of the fisheries, 52-59 
ae ss value of the fisheries in 1880, 54 
Canoes, their size, and purposes for which employed, 17 
Cape Verde Islands, population, and quantity of coral found near the islands, 
59, 60 
Cod, abundance of, in the African waters, 52-57 
Coral, considerable quantities found in the neighbourhood of the Canary and 
Cape Verde Islands, 57-59 
Crocodiles, rivers and lagoons infested with, 47, 48 
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DiscussIon on the Conference Paper relating to the ‘‘ West African 
Fisheries,” 66-72 
Diseases most prevalent among the natives, 35-39 
Fisu, list of the principal fish caught off the coast of the Canary Islands, 53, 54 
»» the principal article of food to the inhabitants of the Canaries and Cape 
Verde Islands, 57 
Fish-curing, methods employed in, 39-42 
Fish-destroyers, reptiles &c. common to the coast of West Africa, 43 
Fish, stupefying and poisoning, description of trees and shrubs used for the 
purpose of, 31-34 
Fish-traps, mode of using, 23, 29 
Fishes, names of those frequenting the shores of West Africa, 10 
Fishermen, manners and customs of the, 18-20 
number and condition of the fisher-folk in Sierra Leone, 13 
» value of negroes and Kroo-boys for fishing, 20 
Fishing, various modes of, adopted in the Colony, 23, 30 
Fishing-lines, materials used in native manufactures, 30 
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