in the size of the district, and Eeports are only supplied 

 giving the weight and value of fish landed at fishing ports 

 within the district. Consequently, while we have the monthly 

 statistics for some ports, Fleetwood and Southport for example, 

 for over 10 years ; for other ports, Holyhead and Carnarvon for 

 example, we have monthly figures for five years only. From 

 March, 1894, to the end of 1899, monthly returns are to hand 

 giving the weight and value of wet and shell fish landed at the 

 ports of Ehyl, Hoylake, Liverpool, Southport, Lytham, Fleet- 

 wood, and Morecambe. 



At these ports Board of Trade collectors were engaged in 

 collecting statistics relating to the weight and value of fish 

 landed. The value of the fish to the consumer is certainly far 

 in excess of the figures given. Statistics of fish landed at 

 ports or places such as Barrow District, not included in the 

 above list, are not available, so that the figures given may 

 safely be regarded as minimal values for the whole district. 



It will be noted that the above list of ports are those in 

 the Lancashire Sea Fisheries District as varied by an order 

 made by the Board of Trade in 1894 under the provisions of 

 the Sea Fisheries Eegulation Act of 1888. These monthly 

 Eeports deal with both " wet " fish (including brill, cod, hake, 

 haddock, halibut, herrings, ling, mackerel, pilchards, plaice, 

 soles, sprats, turbot, and "all other except shell-fish") ; and 

 with crabs, lobsters, oysters, and "other shell-fish." Asa 

 rule, "other shell-fish" include cockles, mussels, whelks, and 

 shrimps under separate headings. In April and May, 1896, 

 we have the heading " Kewins," which I understand is the 

 local name for periwinkles. During the years 1895 to 1899 

 separate monthly returns of weight and value are given for 

 each of the above-mentioned fish. A minor point which adds 

 considerably to the difficulty of manipulating these figures is 

 that the forms vary, sometimes the weight and value are 

 given in different tables, sometimes in the same table. 



