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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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At any rate the number of lines is far from adequate to the amount of 

 correspondence, a condition which should in justice be secured for a 

 business so important to the country. 



The table following shows the number of telegrams sent and received 

 annually from 1870 : 



From January 16 to April 14, 90 days, Loflfoden has been called at by 

 114 line steamers besides local vessels. Of these there were — 



Northward hound. 

 Packets en route from — 



Bergen to Hammerfest 4 



Bergen to Vadso 2 



Hamburg to Yadso 7 



Kristiania to Tromso 14 



Total 27 



Private vessels between — 



Bergen and Tromso 10 



Bergen and Yardo 4 



Bergen and Vesteraalen 9 



Bergen and Loffoden 2 



Kristiania and Vardo 1 



Loffoden and Vardo 3 



Total 29 



Southward bound. 

 Packets between — 



Hammerfest and Bergen 3 



Hammerfest and Hamburg 5 



Vadso and Hamburg 7 



Tromso and Kristiania - . 13 



Total 28 



