PACIFIC SALMON FISHEEIES 553 



STATISTICS OF THE SALMON OUTPUT 



CANNING INDUSTRY, 1864 TO 1928 

 SUMMARY OF CANNING INDUSTRY 



From the beginnin": of the canning of salmon on this coast it has 

 been the most important branch of the industry, and the following 

 table shows in condensed form the number of cases packed in each 

 year on the Pacific coast of North America from the beginning of the 

 industry in 1864 to 1928, both inclusive. 



As British Columbia is a Province of the Dominion of Canada, it 

 does not come strictly within the scope of this report, but in order to 

 show the pack of canned salmon on the North American shores of 

 the Pacific Ocean, which would be incomplete without that of the 

 Province, it has been included also. 



