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iv. Summary . . . . . . . . 30 
Table A. — Summary of Fish taken by the * Garland 1 on the 
East Coast in 1891 33 
Table B. — Analysis of the ' Garland's ' Statistics . . 38 
Table C. — Kecord of Observations made on Board the 'Garland' 
on the East Coast . . . . .41 
Table D. — Buckhaven Haddock and Cod Line Fishing . 124 
Table E.— Showing Fish Landed by Net and Line Boats and 
by Steam Beam-Trawl Boats . . . .125 
Table F. — Showing the Quantities monthly of Large and Small 
Fish landed in the Leith and Aberdeen Districts by 
Beam Trawlers and Line Fishermen in 1891 . . 136 
Table G.— Showing the Monthly Takes of Line and Net Boats 
from Inshore Grounds in the Leith, Anstruther, Mon- 
trose, and Stonehaven Districts . . . .140 
Table H.— Showing the Quantities of Fish captured by Line 
Fishermen in the Territorial Waters, with the average 
per 'shot' in 1889, 1890, and 1891 . . .158 
Table I. — Showing the Monthly Amounts in Cwts. of Round 
and Flat Fish Landed by Line Fishermen and Beam- 
Trawlers on the East Coast of Scotland during 1891 . 159 
II. Report on Spanish Sardines. By W. Anderson Smith . . 160 
III. On Over-Fishing of the Sea and the Culture of Sea Fish. By Dr 
T. Weinyss Fulton, F.R.S.E. (Plates III, IV.) . . 171 
IV. The Clyde Mussel Beds. By Dr J. H. Fullarton, F.R.S.E. (Plate 
V.) . . . . . . . . 194 
V. The Fisheries of Shetland. By Robert Duthie, Assistant Fishery 
Officer . . . . . . . . 202 
SECTION B.— BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. 
I. On the Food of Fishes. By W. Ramsay Smith, M.B., CM., B.Sc. 211 
II. Observations on the Reproduction, Maturity, and Sexual Rela- 
tions of the Food Fishes. By Dr T. Wemyss Fulton, F.R.S.E. 
(Plate VI.) . . . . . . 232 
III. Additions to the Fauna of the Firth of Forth.— Part. IV. By 
Thomas Scott, F.L.S. (Plates VII.-XIII.) . . . 244 
IV. Contributions to the Life-Histories and Development of the Food 
and other Fishes. By Professor M'Intosh, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., 
F.R.S.E., Professor of Natural History in the University of St 
Andrews. (Plates XIV.-XVII.) .... 273 
V. On Two Large Tumours in a Haddock and a Cod. By Professor 
Prince, B.A., F.L.S., and Dr J. Lindsay Steven. (Plate XVII.) 323 
