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Documents (2) authorising fishermen to remove mussels from a certain point within the Llyngwirion Fishery District to another point within the same fishery, for the purpose of stocking the fishery.

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.

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.

Petition made by thirteen mussel gatherers from Porthmadog relating to an allegation made by a Birmingham Health Inspector that the mussels were contaminated and that they therefore had to stop sending mussels to Birmingham. Copy.

Letter from the Clerk of Ynyscynhaiarn Urban District Council to R[andal] Casson relating to a petition from the Porthmadog mussel gatherers.

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.

Letters (3) from David Pritchard, Fishery Officer, to R. A. Dawson, mainly discussing mesh size of draw nets used to catch garfish, the trawlers fishing the ground off Cilan Head and the number of trawlers operating from ports in David Pritchard's area.

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.

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.

Letter from T. L. Manchester to J. Fletcher, both members of the garfish sub-committee, suggesting that authority may be given to use smaller mesh nets in specific cases. Copy.

Letter from J. Fletcher to T. L. Manchester, [possibly a reply to the above letter noting some problems with T. L. Manchester's suggestion]. Copy.

Letter from T. L. Manchester to R. A. Dawson, apologising for not being able to be present at a meeting. He does not think that they will have problems with the garfish matter. There has also been good fishing off Cilan Head.

Sketch Of Draw-net entitled 'Rough sketch of draw net for Sea-needles now in use at Pwllheli', on the reverse side is a sketch of the usual garfish draw-net.

Returns as to the fishing industry for the year 1892, for most fishing ports in the Western Sea Fisheries District, along with two letters to R[andal] Casson relating to the returns, from the chief officer of New Quay Coastguard and from Thomas Ellis of Holyhead.

List of fishing boats registered at the port of Caernarfon giving their names, tonnage, and type (e.g.. cutter), as well as returns of the fishing industry for the port of Caernarfon for 1892, and a printed copy of Regulations for the Lettering, Numbering, and Registering of British Fishing Boats (under the 1868 Act).

Letter from the Board of Trade to R[andal] Casson, along with statistics showing the annual catch rate in the district between 1887 and 1891, the quantity of fish conveyed inland by rail between 1887 and 1891, and the number of boats registered under the Sea Fisheries Act of 1868 at certain ports within the district.