for 1899, in which cockle statistics are dealt with (pages 97 to 

 110). In the case of Fleetwood and Liverpool shrimps some- 

 times include prawns. These prawns, however, are quite 

 different to the Western District prawn. The Fleetwood and 

 Liverpool prawns are Pandalus annulicomis. The common 

 shrimp is Grangon vulgaris. These are included together in 

 the following tables. The Western District prawn is Palaemon 

 serratus and is not included. In June, 1900, there is another 

 variation in the arrangement of the tables ; all the ports are 

 now grouped together on one sheet, Cark and LTlverston 

 being removed from the Western District, and placed betiueen 

 Fleetwood and Morecambe ! In 1900 " other shell-fish " are 

 treated in four columns, as (1) cockles (including mussels and 

 periwinkles for Cark and Ulverston but not for other ports), 

 (2) mussels, (4) shrimps, the third column being sometimes 

 whelks, sometimes periwinkles, and sometimes prawns. 

 During 1901 there are no whelks and no periwinkles, 

 except the periwinkles included as cockles for Cark and 

 Ulverston, the third column being always prawns, except 

 during December, when "whelks" is again the heading. 

 In January, 1902, "other" shell-fish are grouped in six 

 separate columns, periwinkles, prawns, and whelks now 

 being treated to a separate heading. In 1902 " wet " fish are 

 also treated in greater detail, and the order of the columns 

 again varied, this, of course, still further increasing the 

 difficulty of extraction. In addition to the wet fish enumer- 

 ated separately from 1894 to 1899 [vide above) the following 

 fish now appear under distinctive headings, viz. : — conger 

 eels, dabs, gurnards, lemon soles, skates and rays, whiting. 



From 1902 to the present year there is little change ; 

 but, in January, 1903, further groups of wet fish are treated 

 to separate headings, viz. : — sparling, catfish, megrims, monks 

 (or anglers), torsk, and witches. In April, 1904. the final 

 change is made. Cod, we are now informed, include codling ; 

 and the monthly summary undergoes a complete alteration 



