SEA-FISHERIES LABORATORY. BAT 
Pilling Sands. At present, however, the fishing there is 
of little importance. 
From this table, showing the extent of the fishing during 
the best time of the year, and the relative monthly values 
of the cockles taken, which is exhibited in Table I., an 
estimate of the amount taken throughout the whole district | 
can now be made. ‘This is given in Table III.; it is there 
assumed that the fishing is constant during the four 
months October—January. The values for the other 
months are calculated; they vary with respect to the 
value for October—January as the values R in Table I. 
TaBLE IIJ.—Total YIELD in Cwrs. of the beds in the 
whole District during the year June, 1898—May, 1899. 
Northern : | Southern 
| Division, | Central | Division. 
| (=5 M) Division. | (= R um’) | 
100° | \ 100° ) | 
| | 
| June, 1898 203 65 | 53 
| July 355 114 94 
August 457 151 120 
September 3808 1250 | 1007 
October 10156 3983 2687 
November 10156 3254 2687 
December 10156 2586 2687 
January, 1899 . 10156 3412 2687 
February 7007 2278 1854 
March 4722 1547 1249 
April 4062 | 1316 1074 
May 3554 1165 940 
Total amount landed at Lytham 224 17139 
Amount landed in Central Division else- 
where than at Lytham .. / 380000 
Total yield of Formby and | Crosby beds | 
during the year . 650 
Totals | : 64792 3 51121 17789 
The money value of the cockles taken from the beds 
will depend on whether the price paid to the fishermen or 
