70 



estiuiatc'fl to be about two hundred tons. The results 

 from the thinning and transplanting proved satisfactory, 

 and the Committee felt justified not only in continuing 

 the work but also extending it to other places. 



In March, 1904, the Joint Committee granted £75 

 for re-stocking mussel beds at Morecambe, Overton in the 

 Lune, and Flookburgh. The Finance Committee 

 allocated the money as follows: — Morecambe £50, 

 Overton £15, and Flookburgh £10. The work at More- 

 cambe commenced on the 18th of April and went on to 

 the 5th of May. About sixty men were employed in the 

 operations, and the mussels were removed to the selected 

 places by boat. The sum paid to each man was 3s. per 

 tide. This left a deficit of 5s., but the payment of that 

 and also of some men who worked an extra tide was 

 arranged for by the Morecambe Fishermen's Association. 

 The quantity of mussels removed to new beds was about 

 3,174 bags or nearly two hundred tons. The folloAving 

 table shows the quantities taken from certain particularly 

 over-crowded skears and where the surplus mussels were 

 laid down* : — 



Date. Places. No. of 



April 18th, ) Taken from Hcysliani Flat near t)ag!s 



May 4th and - Fell's Baulk and laid down in ^^'''''"• 



5th ) Ringhole 1180 



A "1 2fitb nd 1 "r^^®" from Hej^sham Flat near 



fuF o J Fell's Baulk and laid down in 



iviayrfra j Qld Gunnel and Ringhole ... 580 



\ Taken from Big and Little Out 



A '1 27tb Skears and laid down in Old 



P I Gunnel and on Seldom Seen 



) Skear 300 



April 28th and 1 Taken from Big Out Skear and 



^ (jq,T - laid down on Seldom been 



) Skear 834 



] Taken from Heysham Flat near 



April 30th [ Fell's Baulk and laid down 



) in Old Gunnel 280 



Total ... 3,174 



