FISH AND FISHERIES. 141 
_ The following return will show some of the increase in our fish supply 
in the past ten years. It will be noticed that the condemned fish becomes 
less on the whole :— 
Return of Fish brought to the Eastern Market, Woolloomooloo, and 
quanity of fish condemned as being unfit for human food, for the 
years ending 30th November, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 
and 1879, 
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1873. 
sas 901 [3,205 | 7 | 742 | se 136 [2s 768 | or | 80 m0 | 238 | ch | a7 
Quantity of fish condemned as being unfit for human food :—Net fish, 48 bushels; schnappers, 37 
dozen ; sea mullet, 594 dozen ; prawns, 5 bushels. 
1874, 
ssar| 1736] 951  »aer| 637 188 | 132 | 150 | 33 | 15 | 59 
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Quantity of fish condemned as being unfit for human food :—Net fish, 364 bushels ; schnappers, 13 
dozen ; sea mullet, 48 dozen; prawns, 2 bushels.. 
1875. 
49 | 9 he 
12,00 2a 607 fre 219 h.ss| 401 | 196 
825 | +29 134 | 40 | 2,943 
Quantity of fish cond das being unfit for human food :—Net fish, 93 bushels; schnappers’ 
11 dozen. 
1876. 
rae | 2.45 | 748 [2226] 763 |+a0| 214 | 18 ss | 78 bon 170 | 247 51 | 12 | 119 
Quantity of fish condemned as being unfit for human food :— 
1877. 
12071 1,201 [pau | 643 | 088 sais | 106 20 | 689 |29| 415 98. | 156 560 | 12 | 37 
Quantity of fish condemned as being unfit for human food :—~ 
1878. 
a | 10 | a | 42 | 19 [1143 
sso 1,721 | 1,032 [224] 583 | 1,379 | 374 19 »a2e| 31 
Quantity of fish condemned as being unfit for human food :—Net fish, 119 bushels ; schnappers, 3 
A en sea mullet, 48 dozen. 
1879. 
311 | 17 453 | 61 
28 | 113 
15 | u 
1,259 | 27 
i204 1660 | 685 | 29 516 |e 
Quantity of fish condemned as being oeitg for seat er ae fish, 57 bushels ; schnappers, 13 
zen ; sea mM , 
Granp Torat of fish brought to the Eastern Market, Woolloomooloo, 
with quantity condemned as being unfit for human food to 1879. 
88,384 hs. 6,502 | 708 | 5,123 bros] 1,707 bss | 8,609 rs pox 1,105 | 1,669 | 1,700 | 93 | 486 
