550 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Table IX states the number of boats present at the close of each half- 

 month during the last 5 years. In the table also is given the time of 

 the Easter holiday, from which it will appear that it has had less to do 

 with the departure of the fishermen than persons generally are dis- 

 posed to think it has. 



Table IX. 



Time. 



Middle of January 



Beginning of Febmary . . . 



Middle of February 



Beginning of March 



Middle of March 



End of March 



End of first week in April 



First day of Easter 



1876. 



April 16. 



Number of boats present. 



1877. 



1879. 



700 

 3,100 ; 

 4,200 j 

 5,000 

 5,280 

 4,800 ! 

 3,100 1 



1880. 



900 

 1,800 

 4,450 

 5, 250 

 5,750 

 4,400 

 2,100 



April 1. April 21. ; April 13. j March 28. 



Table X is a statement of the number of sailors engaged up to March 

 16, their nativity and distribution with regard to the diflerent kinds 

 of gear, also the number of servants. As usual, the majority of the 

 night-line fishermen in East Lofifoden became day-line fishermen in 

 March; just as many of the deep bait men employed lines after their 

 arrival at Loffoden. 



