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Pilling Sands. At present, however, the fishing there is 

 of little importance. 



From this table, showing the extent of the fishing during 

 the best time of the year, and the relative monthly values 

 of the cockles taken, which is exhibited in Table I., an 

 estimate of the amount taken throughout the whole district 

 can now be made. This is given in Table III. ; it is there 

 assumed that the fishing is constant during the four 

 months October — January. The values for the other 

 months are calculated ; they vary with respect to the 

 value for October — January as the values E in Table I. 



Table III. — Total Yield in Cwts. of the beds in the 

 whole Disteict during the year June, 1898 — May, 1899. 



The money value of the cockles taken from the beds 

 will depend on whether the price paid to the fishermen or 



