AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2961 



By Mr. Trescot : 



Q. From your official records can you tell me whether the tonnage of 

 Gloucester has increased or diminished from 1869, and in what branches 

 i.f business ? A. I have here a copy from the books of the tonnage of 

 Gloucester from 1869 and number of vessels employed in the different 

 branches of business. 



Witness read the following statement: 



Statement of the tonnage of the district of Gloucester, June 30, of each 



year. 



1809. 510 vessels licensed for fisheries 24,891.04 



r>l vessels licensed for coasting '2,777.80 



13 vessels licensed for foreign trade 1,416.09 



574 Total 29,084.93 



1870. 501 vessels licensed for fisheries 24,946.96 



57 vessels licensed for coasting 3,433.71 



12 vessels foreign trade 1,900. 19 



570 Total 30,280.86 



1S71. 4^6 vessels licensed for fisheries 24,274.81 



65 vessels licensed for coasting 4, 318. 36 



7 vessels foreign trade 1, 196. ^4 



558 Total 29,789.31 



1672. 448 vessels licensed for fisheries 22,174.57 



57 vessels licensed for coasting 4,475.90 



13 vessels foreign trade 1,093.42 



548 Total 27,743.89 



420 vessels licensed for fisheries 21,364.59 



94 vessels licensed forecasting 7, 110. 01 



7 vessels foreign trade 507.71 



521 Total 28,982.34 



1-74. 391 vessels licensed for fisheries 20,421.32 



99 vessels licensed for coasting 7,947.00 



6 vessels foreign trade 407. 04 



496 Total 28,775.36 



1 -?.">. 394 vessels licensed for fisheries 20, 646. 44 



97 vessels licensed for coasting. 8,531.51 



4 vessels foreign trade 555. 31 



495 Total. 29,733.26 



r6. 414 vessels licensed for fisheries 22,408.31 



100 vessels licensed forecasting 11, 121.50 



8 vessels foreign trade - 1, 051. 46 



522 Total.. .34,581.27 



77. 409 vessels licensed for fishing 22, 1. 



98 vessels licensed forecasting 9, 1 1~. IMI 



10 vessels foreign trade 1,795.41 



517 Total 33,367.96 



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