FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 27 



ST. IVES. 



In the Western Morning News of March 22, 1883, 

 appeared the following remarks on the fishing industry of 

 St Ives : " The existence of the residents is almost wholly 

 dependent on the fishing industry. The boats number 

 closely on 300, and the total value, including the nets, is set 

 down at not less than ; 70,000." 



" With this capital at stake, and with an enforced reliance 

 on what the sea provides them with for their subsistence, 

 it can be well understood that, failing adequate harbour 

 accommodation, the fishermen are not unequivocally happy." 



From the Western Morning News of March 21 the 

 writer extracts the following : " Among the eleven places 

 recommended by the Royal Commission of 1859 as eligible 

 sites for harbours of refuge were St. Ives, on the north 

 coast of Cornwall, and Filey, on the coast of Yorkshire." 



" The Commission further suggested that for the provision 

 of these two harbours money should be advanced from 

 the Consolidated Fund without any repayment from local 

 sources, the amount named in respect of St. Ives being 

 400,000. The fact that it was stipulated as desirable 

 that no local support should be asked towards the proposed 

 structures specified as distinct from other sites was 

 universally interpreted as meaning that the Commission 

 regarded the St. Ives and Filey harbours as so important 

 that they would serve a national and not merely a local 

 purpose. In support of this attention is directed to the 

 report of the Commission, where it is pointed out that 

 St. Ives is contiguous to the great highway of all ships 

 entering or leaving either the English, or the Irish, as well 

 as the Bristol Channel." 



" This being the case, it is held that to vessels from Liver- 



