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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 : 



Year. 



1870 

 1871 

 1872 

 1873 

 1874 

 1875 

 1876 

 1877 

 1878 



Telegrams. 



Sent. 



10, 000 

 10, 300 

 11, 600 

 12, 800 

 14, 800 

 17, 700 

 22, 100 

 26, 200 

 24, 200 



Eeceived. Total 



17, 800 

 17, 800 

 19, 200 

 21, 800 

 25, 700 

 30, 100 

 38, 700 

 44,800 

 41, 700 



Permanent stations. 



ITnmber. 



Open all 

 the year. 



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

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



Northward hound. 

 Packets en route fvom — 



Bergen to Hammerfest 4 



Bergen to Vadso 2 



Hamburg to Vadso 7 



Kristiania to Tromso 14 



Total 27 



Private vessels between — 



Bergen and Tromso 10 



Bergen and Yardo 4 



Bergen and Vesteraalen 9 



Bergen and Loftbden 2 



Kristiania and Yardo 1 



Loffoden and Yardo 3 



Total 29 



Southward hound. 

 Packets between — 



Hammerfest and Bergen ^ 3 



Hammerfest and Hamburg 5 



Yadso and Hamburg 7 



Tromso and Kristiania 13 



Total 28 



