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HERRINGS EXPORTED. 
Quantity of cured herrings exported - - - - - xx 
Places to which exported ------ xx 
Exports in 1888 and 1889 compared ----- xx 
Particulars of barrels exported - - - xx 
Herrings cured, branded, and exported, 1875 to 1889 - xxi 
WINTER HERRING FISHERY. 
Winter herring fishing not so successful as in preceding three years - xxi 
Districts where prosecuted ------ xx i 
Fluctuations in the fishing - - - - - - xxi 
Quality and prices of herrings - - - - - xxi 
How disposed of ------ - xxi 
DAYLIGHT AND SUNDAY FISHING PROHIBITED ON WEST 
COAST. 
Regulations as to close time for herrings on West Coast xxi 
ILLEGAL-SIZED HERRING BARRELS. 
Large number of undersized herring barrels made - - - xxii 
Seizure of barrels under legal size - - - - xxii 
Their condemnation and sale for behoof of Crown - - xxii 
Good results -------- xxii 
Expression of opinion elicited from fishcurers as to existing law regard- 
ing barrels ------- - xxii 
Board concluded that barrels and half-barrels should be stamped by 
them before being used - - - - - xxii 
HOOPING OF HERRING BARRELS. 
New regulations made as to hooping of herring barrels - - xxii 
Reasons for change - - - - - - - xxiii 
Results satisfactory ------- xx iii 
STANDARD MEASURES FOR FRESH HERRINGS. 
Fishermen desire that a quarter-cran measure be legalised 
Reasons therefor ------- 
Board authorised to make regulations for constructing and branding 
quarter-cran measure 
Regulations made ------- 
Quarter-cran basket measure ------ 
Quarter-cran box measure ------ 
Regulations printed and circulated ----- 
Cran and quarter-cran only legal measures for sale or delivery of fresh 
herrings. ------- 
These measures now in general use and giving satisfaction - 
COD, LING, AND HAKE FISHERY : CURED FISH. 
Cod, ling, and hake fishery successfully prosecuted - - xxiv 
Quantity of fish cured in each of the last six years - - xxiv 
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