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The Board of Fisheries was dissolved under The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1910 (Act No.14, 1910) on 1 November 1911. The Board was dissolved due to a number of reasons including dissatisfaction by fishermen and the growing importance of the industry. The Board was criticised because the majority of its members had little knowledge of the industry and it was labelled as cumbersome because it could not deal promptly with matters requiring immediate attention. The Royal Commission into Food Supplies and Prices described the growing importance of the industry and the possibilities which were being exploited were “questions of policy rather than of administration.” As a result, the Board’s powers, duties, and authorities were now vested in the responsible Minister, the Chief (Colonial) Secretary who would remain responsible until 1974. © State of New South Wales through Museums of History NSW

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Preview	Issue Date	Title / Name	Author(s)
	1929	Report on the transport, marketing and distribution of fish in Australia	Marshall, H.M.; Transport, Marketing and Distribution of Fish Committee; Fisheries Branch
	1927	New South Wales state trawling industry : historical record 1915-1924	Herlihy, F. J.; Chief Secretaries Department; Fisheries Branch
	1920	Fourth sectional report of the royal commission to inquire into the public service of New South Wales upon the state trawling industry	Fisheries Branch, Mr G. Mason Allard; Legislative Assembly
	1953	Report of the committee appointed to inquire into fish marketing	C. J. King (Chairman); Fisheries Branch
	1953	Report of the committee appointed to inquire into fish marketing.	Fisheries Branch
	1912	Royal commission of inquiry as to food supplies and prices, interim report on the supply and distribution of fish	Fisheries Branch
	1961	Report of the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1961	Fisheries Branch
	1960	Report of the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1960	Fisheries Branch
	1959	Report of the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1959	Fisheries Branch
	1958	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1958	Fisheries Branch
	1957	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1957	Fisheries Branch
	1956	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1956	Fisheries Branch
	1955	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1955	Fisheries Branch
	1954	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1954	Fisheries Branch
	1953	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1953	Fisheries Branch
	1952	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New south Wales for the year ended 30th June 1952	Fisheries Branch
	1951	Report of the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New south Wales for the year ended 30th June 1951	Fisheries Branch
	1950	Report by the Chief Secretary on the Fisheries in New South Wales for the year ended 30th June 1950	Fisheries Branch
	1949	Report by the Chief Secretary on the fisheries in New south Wales for the year ended 30th June 1949	Fisheries Branch
	1948	Report of the Department of Fisheries of New South Wales for the period of twelve months ended 30th June 1948	Fisheries Branch