562 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [30] 



Table XXII. — Number of merchant vessels present. 



Table XXII I ^sho^vs the number of merchant vessels present for each 

 half month during tlie last five years. From this it will be seen that the 

 majority of the vessels came out earlier this j'ear than usual, and aJso 

 that they left earlier than last year, since onlj' half of them remained 

 at the close of the first week in April. 



Table XXIII. — Number of merchant vessels present. 



Bf ginning of February . 

 Middle ot February. . - . 



Middle of January 



I 80 120 



I 300 340 



Boginning of March 1 370 450 



Middleof March j 460 550 



End of March j 300 530 



Eud of first weel< in Apiil i 500 



60 

 455 

 537 

 .590 

 500 

 300 



Table XX IV' coulaiiis a statement of the number of merchant vessels 

 and passenger vessels (Bygdefarere) present in Loffbden March IC, also 

 their home jioit, rig, draft, and complement of men. In the last column 

 is given the number of lodging vessels and vessels laid up. Of these 



four have been previously included among the passenger vessels, and 

 the rest among the merchantmen. The total number of vessels here 

 March 16 was 070, with a combined tonnage of 350,000 tons and a force 

 of 2,932 men, including the captains, this being the largest number of 

 vessels known to have been assembled in Loffoden. 



