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months it is further assumed that the amounts taken 
vary in a similar manner to those represented in the above 
table, since causes similar to those operating in the Central 
Division affect the monthly yield in the Northern and 
Southern Divisions. i then, the amount taken in those 
districts in October be known, it becomes possible to con- 
struct a table showing the yearly take. The following 
table, compiled from information supplied by the fishery 
officers, shows approximately the amount taken in that 
month from the beds in the districts referred to. 
TaBLE II.—Showing the number of CocKLERs and the 
Amount of CockuEs taken in October, 1899, in the 
NORTHERN and SOUTHERN DIVISIONS :— 
No. of Amount | Total amount | 
CG lec gathered by | taken during 
ek res: each per day.| the month 
of 25 days. 
Duddon __... 20 14 ewt. 625 cwt. 
Northern | Baicliff and Bardsea 50 i Ae Dean 
Division. | Flookburgh Sands.. 100 2. 6250) 2,5 
Bolton-le-Sands .. 15 | ee 937 > 5, 
Total take in October for Northern Division _... ... | 10156 ewt. 
== M) 
_, | West Hoyle bi 20 2 ewts. 1875 ewts. 
SOUP EIN. setoylaloeee 1 tes, 10 24 625 ,, 
’ | Leasowe ... ... | Average daily take=72 5 owt. ISt 3; 
Total take for October in Southern Division aa Crosby 2687 cwt. 
and Formby)... Aon : a (wi) 
No account is taken in the above table of the small 
amount of fishing which goes on on the southern side of 
Morecambe Bay. It has been stated above that the 
cockling here is very irregular. Mr. Ascroft informs me 
that in 1861 and 1862 as many as twenty carts, with four 
cocklers to each, from Bolton-le-Sands, fished regularly on 
