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The aggregate values of the other most important kinds of 

 commercial fishes in the Dominion, in comparison are as fol- 

 lows : 



1895 1901 



Cod $3,638,519.00 $4,039,394.00 



Herring 2,786,516.00 1,865,394.00 



Mackerel 736,655.00 1,372,459.00 



Haddock 444,703.00 782,16300 



Whitefish 767,307.00 783,459.00 



Trout 702,589.00 663,642.00 



Smelts 451,108.00 485,874.00 



Halibut 270,901.00 394,021.00 



Pickerel 303,296.00 339,686.00 



Hake 210,856.00 304,212.00 



Pollock 148,767.00 227,218.00 



Oysters 192,292,00 179,488.00 



Fishery Licenses 



The Fishery Licenses have also steadily increased since 

 1895, notwithstanding that since the decision of the Judicial 

 Committee of the Imperial Privy Council, the Provinces of 

 Ontario and Quebec, in so far as the inland waters and 

 rivers of the latter are concerned, have assumed the issuing of 

 Fishery Licenses as a Provincial function, following the es- 

 tablishment of the right of disposal of proprietary interests. 



The following statement shows a present total issue of 11,- 

 610 Fishery Licenses, against 8,427 in 1895 : 



FISHERY LICENSES. 

 1895 1901 Increase 



British Columbia 1,801 4,156 



North-West Territories 174 697 



Manitoba 322 5C6 



The West 2,297 5,359 3,062 



