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Transplanting at Overton took eight days, and during 

 that period 1,345 bags were removed from existing beds 

 and deposited in the Channel as shown in the table. Here 

 again the grant was expended before the work was 

 finished, but the men continued without pay and com- 

 pleted the operation" : — 



No. of 

 Date. Places. bags 



taken. 



April 18th & 19th Taken from Anchor Skear, and 

 laid down in the Channel 

 near the Weir ... ... 510 



April 20th Taken from Abbey Light Skear, 



and laid down in the 

 Channel above and below 

 the Lighthouse ... ... 195 



April 21st Taken from Crook Skear, and 



laid down in the Channel 

 above the Lighthouse ... 280 



April 23rd Taken from Crook Skear, and 



laid down in the Channel 

 below the Lighthouse ... 210 



April 25th Taken from Crook Skear, and 

 laid down in the Channel 

 near the Weir 250 



Total 1,445 



At Flookburgh thirty-three men and fourteen boats 

 were employed during two tides and 220 bags of mussels 

 were transplanted. The mussels were taken from 

 " Roosebeck Skear" and deposited on "Flookburgh 

 Skear." In June, 1904, some of the Southport fisher- 

 men made an experiment in transplanting cockles. A 

 quantity was removed from the over-crowded beds to 



* Vide Superintendent's Quarterly Report for June, 1904. 



