The sum of £6548 was voted by the Victorian Assembly on account of sharks caught and paid for since March last, Mr. Berry .says (the Argus reports^:that he does not propose to continue the expenditure, which he describes as absolutely illegal iu the past. Mr. Mackay, who is the nautical authority of the House, said that the. money had been simply wasted in paying for “ sweet Williams”—a phrase which fairly puzzled hon. members. A “ sweet William” is a dogfish ; a perfectly harmless creature, says Mr. Mackay, and the Government has been paying thousands for its capture, while all the money required is a few hundred pounds to reimburse fishermen for catching the great blue and white sharks when they find them about their heats. The manufacture of shot will shortly be ,added to the industries of Melbourne. We learn from the Age that a new shot tower, built for the purpose, is now nearly complete 1
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5228, 24 December 1877, Page 3
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