144 



EXTRACTS from the STATISTICS furnished by the COMMISSION OP INQUIRY 

 in 1836, in the APPENDIX to their REPORT. 



Cured Herrings imported into, and exported from Ireland page 29. 



Fish Imported into Ireland page 29. 



Boats and Men engaged in the Sea Fisheries of Ireland, 1836 page 32. 



Boats and Men engaged in the Sea Fisheries of Scotland ; 



1838. 1847. 



(Report, p. 37.) (Report, p. 24.) 



Boats decked and undecked, . . . 11,427 15,279 



Fishermen and Boys, 49,720 61,257 



Coopers, 1,989 2,280 



Persons Cleaning and Packing the Fish, . 26,038 28,561 



Labourers, 7,235 7,299 



Total Number of Persons, .... 84,982 99,397 



FishCurers, 1,916 1,553 



NOTE The number of boats and men employed in Ireland appears to hare 



been less in the year 1836 than at any other. By reference to page 68 of this 

 volume, it will be seen that in 1848 the numbers of boats and men employed in 

 Ireland exceed those in Scotland of the previous year. 



