HISTORY 23 



1890 . . . 71,382 



1900 . I33.79 1 



1910 . . . 179,792 



The increase in value is much greater 

 than the increase in tonnage, for the price 

 of fish has, for a number of years, steadily 

 risen. The advance in price of all foods 

 since the war began has, of course, its 

 effect on this industry. But whereas grain 

 and cattle are scarcer, fish, owing to our 

 inability to continue operations on a large 

 scale, are multiplying on the banks so much 

 that as soon as peace comes figures of 

 annual landings will be greatly enlarged ; 

 for the fishing expeditions will be shorter 

 owing to the greater ease with which these 

 increased supplies can be obtained. 



