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hemp, and the meshes are here about eight and a half inches “ 
while the two lateral portions are made of straw ropes wit 
meshes of from about two feet to two feet and five inches. The 
tuck-seine is used for finally landing the dolphins. It is made 
entirely of straw and the meshes are about eight and a half inches. 
Six boats are attached to it as floats. 
Dolphin Oil. 
Crude Rorqual Oil, 
Refined Rorqual Oil. 
These are all manufactured by th 
Company, and are exported to London. 
pounds six yen. 
Crude Sperm Whale Oil. 
Refined Sperm Whale Oil. 
Refined Rorqual Wax. 
Crude Spermaceti. 
e Tokyo Fish Oil and Wax 
Price of oil per hundred 
Refined Spermaceti. 
Both the oil and the wax of the sperm whale are produced only 
in small quantities. The price of the oil per hundred pounds is 
six or seven yen, while that of the spermaceti is from fifteen to 
eighteen yen. The price of the Rorqual wax is from thirteen to 
sixteen yen per hundred pounds. 
SNAPPING TURTLE CULTURE. 
Tryonix Japonicus, Schleg. (Jap. Suppon), 1st yr. after 
[hatching. 
” ” en 7 2nd ,, 
” ” ” > 3rd, 
re ” ” ” Ath ,, 
The Snapping Turtle is found in all parts of Japan in rivers 
and marshes, and is highly esteemed for the flavour of its flesh. 
Recently, special attention has come to be given to its cultivation. 
The specimens here exhibited are from the hatching grounds of 
Mr. Kurajiro Hattori of Tokyo. The breeding season is from the 
latter part of May to the first part of July, and the same individual 
is said to deposit eggs more than once in the course of a single 
