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extensively reproduced and commented on in the public press. 

 It may be stated that the following figures relating to the 

 number of tons of cockles and mussels sent away from Gark 

 Station during the last 23 years are quoted, and remarks 

 adverse to the Committee's work based thereon : — 



From " Cartmel District Weather and Farming Notes," 

 October, 1904. 

 Sand Fishery. 

 " Number of tons of cockles and mussels sent away from 

 Carke Station during the last 23 years : — 



Year. 



Year. 



Tons. 



1882 ... 



.. 2827 



1883 ... 



.. 2665 



1884 ... 



.. 1177 



1885 ... 



.. 861 



1886 ... 



.. 662 



1887 ... 



.. 1040 



1888 .. 



.. 1616 



1889 ... 



.. 2488 



1890 ... 



.. 3161 



1891 ... 



.. 2749 



1892 ... 



.. 1684 



1893 ... 



.. 1336 



1894 ... 



1895 ... 



1896 ... 



1897 ... 



1898 ... 



1899 ... 



1900 ... 



1901 ... 



1902 ... 



1903 ... 



Tons. 

 1218 



743 

 930 

 2011 

 1797 

 1286 

 1059 

 1250 

 1232 

 885 



1904 (10 months) 711 



" Weights in tons sent each month from November, 1903, 



to October, 1904, inclusive : — 



Flukes. 



3 





Cockles. 



Mussels. 



November, 1903 



.. 117J . 



.. iif ... 



December, ,, 



... 95| . 



l 



2 



January, 1904 



., 78 . 



.. 16i ... 



February, , , 



.. 73± . 



.. 14* ... 



March, ,, 



... 60 . 



.. 6 ... 



April, ,, 



.. 55i . 



.. 6 ... 



May, 



.. 35 . 



.. — 



June, ,, 



.. 181 . 



.. — 



July, 



.. Si . 



.. — 



August, ,, 



... 1SJ . 



.. — 



