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vised by the fishery officers, who are in turn 

 superintended by inspectors. The returns are 

 forwarded to the clerks of the Board, are 

 abstracted, and are published annually in the 

 General Reports. These annual returns include 

 statements of : 



1. Materiel the number of fishing vessels, 

 arranged in various categories, i.e. steam vessels 

 engaged in various fisheries ; sailing vessels en- 

 gaged in the line, trawl, and drift fisheries, and 

 classified according to the length of keel ; and 

 rowing boats of different lengths. Also the 

 length of lines and netting, and the value of 

 the fishing gear employed. 



2. Persons engaged in fishing and allied in- 

 dustries fishermen and boys, fishmongers, curers, 

 coopers, gutters and packers, boat-builders, and 

 others engaged in making nets and gear, etc., 

 carters, labourers, porters, hawkers, and clerks. 

 Foreigners are distinguished in the returns from 

 British fishermen and others. 



3. Fish landed. This includes herrings and 

 fifteen other different species of fish, "flounder, 

 plaice, and brill" (these are grouped together), 

 " unclassified white fish," oysters, mussels, clams, 

 crabs, lobsters, and " unclassified shell-fish." A 

 separate statement is also given of fish which 

 are landed and sold for use in a fresh state, and 

 consumed in the neighbourhood. Much informa- 

 tion is given with regard to herrings, such as the 



