File Of Letters relating to Sir Richard Bulkeley's fishery in the Menai Straits; being letters from Randal Casson, Clerk to the Western Sea Fisheries, to R. A. Dawson, Superintendent of the Western Sea Fisheries; from R[andal] Casson to J. S. Laurie, solicitor, Llangefni; from J. S. Laurie to R. A. Dawson, and from R. A. Dawson to J. S. Laurie (2).
Letters (3) from fishermen asking for permits to gather mussels to be used as bait, along with a letter from R. Jones, Fishery Officer, to Mr. R[andal] Casson giving his opinion that permision should be granted.
Report by Professor [Philip J.] White on the Sparling Fishery of the River Conwy accompanied by a note from Professor White to J. Travis Jenkins, Superintendent of the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries. Also enclosed are letters from Professor White to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries relating to an objection by Professor White to byelaws concerning sparling.
Report on the cleanliness of mussel beds in Porthmadog Harbour and Estuary,
Report of meetings of the General Purpose Sub-Committee held at Chester to resolve the garfish nets matter, whereby a sub-committee was appointed to deal with the matter.
Quarterly Report ending 14 March 1895, by D. Pritchard, Fishery Officer for the area from Porthdinllaen to Llwyngwril, reporting that the Pwllheli boats had been laid up because of bad weather but that some boats had been fishing in deep waters off Aberystwyth and off the lightship making fair catches. He recommends transplanting mussel to Pwllheli for breeding and reports that over 181 tons of fish had been sent from Pwllheli the previous year apart from fish consumed locally.
List of members of the Western Sea Fisheries for the year ending 7 November 1895,
Certificate of the confirmation of bye-laws by the Board of Trade,
Papers and circulars relating to the payment of expenses of the Western Sea Fisheries,
Portfolio relating to the Sardine Case of 1912, including newspaper cuttings and correspondence between J. Travis Jenkins, who was an expert witness in the case, and solicitors for the plaintiffs.
Letters (3), 1900, May-1901, November, from Professor [Philip J.] White, [Department of Zoology] at the University College of North Wales, Bangor to R. A. Dawson, who is of the opinion that dredging for mussels on the Conwy should be stopped. These are enclosed in an envelope along with a note from R. A. Dawson who had forwarded the letters from Professor White.
J. Travis Jenkins and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries relating to an allegation of complaint made by J. Travis Jenkins against the Ministry and Conwy mussel fishermen.
Minutes of a meeting between local council and representatives of the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries Committee to discuss the polluted mussel beds at Porthmadog.
Letter from R[andal] Casson to R. A. Dawson, discussing the Pwllheli garfish case along with the case of Evan Jones, accused of offences relating to stake nets at Porthmadog, and a complaint made against D. Pritchard, Fishery Officer, after an incident at Morfa Bychan.