Excerpt from The Economic Condition of Fishermen I feel it almost presumptuous in me to read a paper before this Congress of Specialists, on topics nearly akin to those on which His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh contributed an excellent and valuable address. Nevertheless, having taken some part in suggesting to the Committee the formation of a special class in this Exhibition illustrative Of the Economic Condition of Fishermen, and written a short preface for the same in the Catalogue, I have gladly responded to the invitation of the Executive Committee, and now venture to lay before you a few observations on this important subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.