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



Table XXII. — Number of merchant vessels prenent. 



Week endins — 



.January 24.. 

 .[iinuary 31.. 

 Fibruary 7 . 

 rcbruary 14. 

 F<I)riiary21. 

 February 28 



March 6 



MaichlS 



March 20 



March 27 



April 3 



AprillO 



3 

 C 



10 

 41 

 50 

 51 

 21 

 70 

 101 

 111 

 .65 

 18 



9 

 54 

 73 

 80 

 60 

 61 

 100 



17 



28 



32 



145 



135 



138 



152 



122 



77 



68 



90 



50 



1 



9 



19 



85 

 87 

 97 

 126 

 115 

 65 

 44 

 56 

 32 



Total. 



25 



2 

 4 



10 

 36 



52 

 51 

 50 

 60 



82 



25 



31 



60 

 97 

 455 

 484 

 537 

 543 

 587 

 612 

 467 

 488 

 303 



Table XXIII shows the imiuber of mercbaut vessels present foreacb 

 half mouth diiriug the last five years. From this it will be seen that the 

 majoritj' of the vessels came out earlier this year than usual, and also 

 that they left earlier than last year, siuce only half of them remained 

 at the close of the first week in April. 



Taulk XXIII. — Xumber of merchanf vessels lyresent. 



Date. 



i I 



1876. 1877. 1 1878. 1879. 1880, 



Middle of January 



Knginning of February. 

 Middle of February. 



1 80 



I 300 



Beffiuning of March ! 370 



460 



' 360 



Middle of March 



Eud of March 



End of first weeli iu April. 



120 

 340 

 4.50 

 550 

 530 

 500 



240 

 530 

 630 

 610 

 530 



15 

 MO 

 2h0 

 560 

 600 

 600 

 480 



455 

 537 

 590 

 500 

 300 



Table XXIV contains a statement of the number of merchant vesvsels 

 and passenger vessels (Bygdefarere) present in Loffoden March 16, also 

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

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

 "last, 33 were from Loffoden aud A^esteraalen, of which number three or 

 four have been previously included among the passenger vessels, and 

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

 March 16 was 676, witli 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 iu Loffoden. 



