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HIS Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland having had represented to him that the artificial propagation of oysters was imperfectly understood in Ireland, appointed in October 1868 Messrs. Blake, M.P., Francis, Hart, and Brady, commissioners to inquire into and report on the artificial cultivation and propagation of oysters. The instructions to the Commission were to visit the principal places in France, England, and Ireland, where oyster cultivation is or can be carried on, to examine the best authorities on the subject, and to ascertain as far as possible the causes which have led to failures. It was also hinted that three weeks would suffice for Ireland, a fortnight for England, and the same amount of time for France. The Commission proceeded in October 1868 to France to commence their fortnight's tour, and in June 1870 presented their report, which has now been laid before Parliament. The Report occupies about fifty pages; and 150 more are very usefully taken up with a series of appendices. Ten plates are also included in the volume.
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W., E. Oysters in Ireland * . Nature 5, 128–129 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/005128a0
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