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1890) there were but 44 hauls, whereas in the second period 

 (1891-1895) there were nearly double the number, viz. 83. 

 The same result is apparent by a comparison of the hauls 

 during the warmer months of May, June, July, August, 

 September and October, for out of a total of 126 hauls in the 

 first period (1886-1890) no less than 82 occurred in these 

 months, whereas in the second period (1891-1895) out of a 

 total of 143 hauls only 60 belong to these months. In other 

 words, there was a difference of 38 hauls in favour of the 

 warmer months in the first period, and an excess of 23 in 

 favour of the colder months in the second period (1891-1895). 

 Between the hauls in the warmer months of the first period 

 and those of the second period, there was thus a preponderance 

 of 22 hauls to the former period (1886-1890). 



1st Quinquennial 



PERIOD 



No. of hauls 



2nd Quinquennial 



PERIOD 



No. of hauls 



St Andrews Bay. 



Warmer Colder Difference 



May to Oct. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. Total 

 Nov. Dec. 



82 



60 



44 



83 



126 38+ in 



favour of warm 



143 + 23 in 



favour of cold 



From most points of view, therefore, the doubtful nature of 

 the deduction on which further closures rested is sufficiently 

 obvious^ The weight to be placed, therefore, in the Summary ^ 

 on the statement that there was " a general falling-off in the 

 abundance of flat fishes " " especially in the closed waters of 

 St Andrews Bay" in the second period is evident. This 

 contrast between the two quinquennial periods, with the table, 

 has been quoted from the Fishery Board Report by Mons. G. 



^ The differences between the captures in the warmer months (June and 

 July) and those of the colder were indeed adverted to in the reviews of the first 

 results of the " Garland's " work by the late Sir James Gibson Maitland and 

 Prof. Ewart, 5th Ann. Report S. F. B. pp. 57 & 58. 



2 Uth Ann. Report S. F. B. p. 137. 



