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THE IMPOVERISHMENT OF THE SEA. 



Table F, slwwing approximately the number of (1) Steam Vessels and (2) 

 First Class Sailing Vessels engaged in Line Fishinci /rom theiwincipal 

 ports on the East Coast {estimated from the Inspectors' Reports); 

 together vnth a reduetion of the above to a uniform unit of cafchivg 

 power (" traivler equivalent "). 



(1) Steamers: 1S89 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 

 N. Shields 

 Hull 

 Grimsby . 



Total . 



"Smoothed". 



Factors 

 Trawler-equivs. 



(2) Sailers: 

 Staithes . 

 Scarborough 

 Filey 



Bridlington 

 Grinisl)y . 

 Harwich . 



Total . 



" Smoothed '■ 

 Trawl.-equivs. (4)192 168 164^ 

 Adddo. of Steam. 200 262 270 



12 



60 



15 



7 



138 



5 



50 



9 



18 



104 



9 



36 



9 



14 



101 



9 



35 



8 



14 



124 



15(?) 15 0) 15 0) 15 



9 9 7 5 5 4 



35 35 40 40 0) 40 0) 300) 



9 9 9 9 9 9 



14 13 13 13 11 11 

 135 114 99 89 50 20 



15 13 7 7 6 7 



247 

 240 



201 

 210 



184 205 

 205 205 



217 

 205 



193 

 190 



175 

 175 



163 

 160 



121 

 120 



81 

 80 



164 

 330 



164 



385 



152 

 448 



140 

 513 



128 

 580 



96 

 590 



64 

 480 



Total equivalents 

 of all liners . 392 



430 434 494 549 600 653 708 686 544 



Table G, showing the Mean Quarterly Tempeeatures for the British 

 Islands for the years 1889 to 1898, together vnth the Means for the 

 period of thirty-three years, 1866 to 1898 {from the Summaries of 

 the Wceldy Weather Bejwrts). 



