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XII. Spocial recommendations —■ Commercial— (a.) Fish freezers and driers to prevent waste of fish and increase utilization. (6.) Chilled fish preferable to frozen fish. (c.) Methods of preparing unutilized lisli and suggested markets. {d.) Fish-trade agents to facilitate distribution of exported fish —Example of Denmark cited. (c.) Improved fish-markets in cities recommended under public supervision and control. (/.) Care and preparation of fish for markot. (g.) Use of ice should prevail in fish industry. {h.) Inaccuracy of fish-names in great markets. (».) Careless handling of fish by rail and steamer. (j.) Labour difficulty in fish industries. Sporting— ('/.) Sea-angling—Great opportunities in Dominion of finest sea-fish angling. (/;.) River and lake fishing— Fresh-water sporting fish in New Zealand. Giant trout. &c., not desirable. (c.) Fluctuations of fish —Decline of trout, fto. (d.) Disease epidemic amongst trout. {c.) Serious waste of trout officially netted. (/.) Possibilities of trout-supply are limited in some lakes. (;/.) Atlantic salmon acclimatization —Future success possible. (/i.) New species of desirable fish specified. XIII. Shell-fish and other fisheries — (a.) Oyster fisheries— (1.) Operation of oyster-fisheries by Government commended —Oyster leases not favoured (2.) New Zealand's unsurpassod oyster-supplies could be increased and beds extonded. (/;.) Toheroa —Suggested public and leased areas. (c.) Whitebait. (d.) Whaling in New Zealand waters, and future precautions necessary. (c.) Fur-seal, hair-seal, &c. XIV. Fish-culture— (a.) Fish-culture system, and its extension urged. (b.) Objections to present unofficial distribution of fish, (c.) Transportation of eggs and young fish. XV. Pollutions —River-pollutions, and injury therefrom. XVI. (a.) Fish-products. (6.) Fish-oU. XVII. Fish-waste— (a.) Methods of utilizing wastod or neglected kinds of fish and marine products. (b.) Examples of valuable materials extracted from fish-waste, and utilization of fish-offal, (c.) Fish-roes, and preparation of " rogue " for French sardine industry. XVIII. Fish-food—Cultivation of fish-food in inland waters. XIX. Steam trawling— (a.) Steam trawling possible on defined areas. Inshore prohibition at present desirable. (6.) Public steam trawling schome not favoured. XX. Administration— («.) A Dominion Fisheries Department urgently necessary. (6.) A Scientific Fisheries Bureau urged. (c.) Existing.divided authority over inland lakes by several Departments criticized. (d.) Suggosted title for head of Fisheries service. Appendix I—Analyses1—Analyses of fish-waste fertilizer. Appendix 2—Process of canning fish. Appendix 3 —Suggestions re selection of chief officer of Fisheries Branch. Appendix 4—Extract from Canadian Fisheries Act —Confiscation of boats, gear. &c. illegally used. Appkndix s—Exhibition of prepared fish, fish-products, ivc. urged.