406 EXAMINATION OF THE PRESENT STATE 
Table showing the Weight, Bulk, and approximate Number of Plaice 
fishing power (in voyages of steam-trawlers) — 
ALL Drex¥e-sEA GROUNDS. NortH SEA. 
Total. Total. 
Cwt. Boxes. Fish. Cwt. Boxes. Fish. 
teee i ii iii iv ea v vi 
Aprile 3 3 -| 11,000 9,777 1,253,100 11,000 | 9,777 1,253,100 
May ‘ . 3 -| 12,000 10,666 1,191,100 12,000 | 10,666 1,191,100 
June 5 4 ; ; 10,400 9,244, 820,300 
July ; 49,000 84,577 |3,895,150 17,000 15,111 1,820,050 
August . ‘ , , 10,600 9,422 1,230,800 / 
September : i .| 15,000 IS} 888} 1,510,900 15,000 13,333 1,510,900 i 
October . : : .| 20,000 Ni ediane 1,821,950 20,000 ier ee 1,821,950 
November é : 20,400 18,133 1,813,330 20,400 18,133 1,813,330 
December S : le er OOO 9,777 | 977,700 11,000 9,777 977,700 
1893. 
January . j ; -| 10,000 8,888 891,950 10,000 8,888 891,950 - 
February ‘ 3 . 7,600 6,755 680,150 7,600 6,755 680,150 
March . : , .| 10,000 8,888 888,800 10,000 8,888 888,800 
April*  . Fi : a? 125256 10,833 1,471,650 12,006 10,633 1,463,650 
May : j A A 233727 20,439 2,952,020 17,974 15,756 2,765,700 
June s 5 . 4 21,792 18,555 2,214,250 12,605 11,205 1,920,250 
July 3 F : A 30,590 25,190 2,259,290 16,370 13,814 1,804,250 
August . 5 ‘ i 22,890 19,675 1,806,610 14,323 12,821 1,532,450 
September 2 , | 14,078 12,296 1,334,000 13,756 12,046 1,324,000 
October . ; A i 18,214 16,191 1,710,450 18,214 16,191 1,710,450 
November ‘ ‘ f 12,621 11,219 1,244,300 12,621 | 11,219 1,244,300 
December : ‘ 4 5,140 4,570 470,050 5,140 4,570 470,050 
1894. | 
January . ‘ ; : 5,020 4,463 477,650 5,020 | 4,463 477,650 
February - : 4,132 3,707 377,900 4132 | 3,707 | 377,900 
March . 5 2 : WME 8,341 1,061,150 9,377 8,341 1,061,150 
Total for year ending | | Poe 
March 1894 179,837 155,479 |17,379,3820 | 227,294 125,766 vier BOS 
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April i : j | 20,177 18,705 971,661 18,820 17,619 928,221 
May 3 5 é ¢ PONE byw 2,174,230 14,015 12,460 2,049,550 
June ‘ ; : > 173274 15,939 2,139,720 13,827 13,181 2,029,400 
July ‘ ‘ 5 A 17,879 15,559 1,752,160 14,118 12,550 1,631,800 
August . ¢ 3 | 19,438 17,206 1,886,590 18,606 16,540 | 1,859,950 
September A a a) 19565: | 17,303 | 1,871,300 19,565 17,303 | 1,871,300 
Total fur six months 114,244 | 100,289 10,795,671 98,951 89,653 10,370,221 
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* ‘Totals previous to this date are taken from official returns. 
