556 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [24] 



Table XV. — Percentage of fishermen. 



Table XVI shows the increase or diminution since last year (marked 

 with the sign—) in the number using the different methods. With the 

 exception of a slight increase in the Trondhjem counties, the number of 

 net-iishermen has everywhere decreased; the number of line and deep- 

 bait fishermen (hand-Uners), on the contrary, has increased. 



Table XVI. — Number of men. 



Increase or decrease in methods 

 since last year. 



Trawl- 

 line. 



Deep bait. 



South Trondhjem County 



North Trondhjem County 



South Helgeland Bailiwick 



North Helgeland Bailiwick 



Salten Baiiiwick 



LoflFoden and Vesteraalen Bailiwick. 

 Senjen and Tromso Bailiwick 



48 

 48 

 —118 

 —305 

 —197 

 —141 

 —202 



— 6 

 10 



190 

 37 



450 



Total. 



99 



215 

 238 

 68 



In the last column of Table X is stated the number of hired men em- 

 ployed in the different districts. Table XVII gives the number in the 

 various counties and bailiwicks for the last three years. In South 

 Trondhjem County, and in Loffoden and Vesteraalen Bailiwick, the num- 

 ber was increased by 700 and 9 per cent., respectively; in Senjen and 

 Tromso Bailiwick it was diminished by 14 per cent.; the remaining 

 places were unchanged. 



