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The numbers of boats engaged and of persons employed, as 
well as the estimated value of the boats, nets and other appliances 
used, on various parts of our coasts, in the 
Drift Fishery 
are set forth in the following columns ;— 
BOATS. Estimated Value. 
Coasts. Localities. = Persons. | — —__~ 
Cee Smaller. Of Nets. Ni 
North Doran IGE: Gosocgoguoall === 6 30 £450 £1,850 
Sait Ives %...-.---- 86 | 100 602 15,000) 41,050 
(| Mousehole .......... 59 40 385 9,600] 24,200 
W@wilyil.o ceocoooK0000 90 40 730 15,350 36,100 
Porthleven .......... 30 74 300 6,220 16,660 
lakhin@ynilas 5660006056 —- 6 24 270 750 
Creme, Gooocooonced — 4 16 160 500 
SOUL neaPOrtloe sce cess oa: « — 9 22 185 680 
Gorran Haven....... — 8 40 480 1,520 
Mevagissey........-- — 61 205 2,960} 11,500 
IPOWREAIS. 3 GoboogduKC — 2 10 80 240 
INOW cocodcondoo00e —_ 2 10 80 240 
\| WOOO cocceavaccicone — 22 88 1,320 4,400 
Woes oo boo06e bono oc! Bil 374 2,462 |£52,155|£139,690 
The foregoing eleborate details have been kindly supplied me 
by Mr. William Roberts of Chyandour. Both he and I have, 
however, received much valuable assistance from Messrs. Fox, Mr. 
William Roberts of Mevagissey, Mr. Hichens of Saint Agnes, 
Captain Haine of Saint Ives, Captains Hicks and Thomas of New- 
quay, Mr. Martin Wright of Mousehole, Mr. George Downing of 
Newlyn, Mr. R. S. James of Porthleven, and from several other 
persons. 
Mr. Higgs, of Penzance, has courteously favoured me with the 
undermentioned particulars of the fisheries at Saint Ives, the Gur- 
nard’s Head, Sennen, and in the Mount’s Bay ;— 
At Saint Ives. 
330 Seans, with their equipments, estimated at.......... £74,360 
100 Large boats 30 50 Sena aveRn sceuers 50,000 
100 Small _,, 95 mM. GoaoOOeO0F 7,000 
£131,260 
