"fishing ports would be serviceable, and such an estimate ex- 

 tending over a series of 11 years is appended below. It 

 should be noted that the number of boats registered at a given 

 port and the number landing fish at that port may not coiucide. 

 Bat for the whole district, with the exception of steam 

 brawlers, the number of boats registered would, approximately, 

 represent the number landing fish. Assuming, for the purpose 

 of argument, that it is advisable to remunerate masters of 

 fishing vessels for monthly returns, it then becomes necessary 

 to consider the amount of reward payable to each class of 

 boat. 



Table showing number of Boats belonging to Fishing Ports 

 in Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries District, from 1892 

 to 1902 : — 



Year. 



Steam 

 Trawlers. 



1892 



8 



3893 



7 



1894 



9 



1895 



24 



1896 



29 



J 897 



4G 



3 893 



48 



1699 



18 



1900 



19 



1901 



20 



1902 



23 



Sailing 

 Trawlers. 



1st Class. 



118 



121 



116 



100 



102 



97 



93 



96 



95 



99 



105 



2nd Class 



3rd Class 



Boats. 



Boats 



487 



220 



501 



213 



515 



205 



507 



213 



514 



214 



503 



221 



605 



202 



459 



198 



422 



214 



413 



209 



391 



203 



Number 

 unregistered 



n. r. 



n. r. 



n. r. 



n. r. 



n. r. 



n. r. 

 241 

 247 

 236 

 235 

 255 



The above table takes no account of vessels belonging to other ports 

 which land fish at ports within the district, n. r. means no return. 



The figures are collated from the annual reports of the Fishery 

 Inspectors. 



