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one time possessed an alewife fishery. From the information 

 acquired through the survey, the possible normal production 

 and fair revenue to the town, if each fishery were successfully 

 operated, has been estimated. The yield for 1912 amounted 

 to 16,236 barrels, and the revenue derived by the towns to 

 $4,370. The greatest production was at the Mattakessett 

 Creeks, with $100 rental, and the highest rental $516, at Monu- 

 ment River, with one-half as large a catch, — an interesting 

 comment on the proper revenue received by our shore towns. 



1 Closed season. 



