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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.
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He, further, observes,
“ while Iam opposed on the one“ hand
to the imposition of unnecessary restrictions on shermen, so I
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am
opposed on the other to all patronage simply'as
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because I believe the best_part of the British shermen is
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the independence Which they enjoy; and God forbid that the
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independence which they have won by their own efforts
be taken away from them by the patronage of other
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peoplel.” The same” authority pointed out that the prohibition
of trawling in the loughs and bays of Ireland had not resulted
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in an increase of the
Irish
Sir Thomas Brady,
lately one
the Inspectors of Irish Fisheries, is of the same
opinion.
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In conneCtion with. Mr Walpole’s views, it may be mentioned—_ _;_Ï_
that notlong ago the Government gave grants to the
shermen to aid them in purchasing and improving their boàtS,_
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but it was found that this did not increase their enterprise and
self—reliance, and the experiment has not been continued, On
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the other hand, no encouragement was needed by
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Scotch and Manx boats, which drew rich
from the
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waters of their less energetic western brethren, and‘__are ever
ready to do so on the same or more
grounds. No one“ â
familiar with the shermen'of our Country can have other
warmest_sympathies with them in their daring and un;
certain calling, and in their efforts to make the best of, a
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_method of shing which occasionally has dîË-CÜ1W i‘nÏ meeting?
the requirements of the times, espeœallyagamstæmanycom-.petitors. In most pursuüæcompetamn18keenamï effort is necessary to mamtamag0®dPwwThel€lS°
.skL steadiness and
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