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Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the 



TABLE B.— III. 



Summary of the Means of Capture and Fish Landed for the Years from 

 1889 to 1919 inclusive. . 



Year. 



Number 

 of 



Vessels.* 



Value of 

 Boats and 

 Gear. 



iotal 

 ^ii.xcluain<^ 



Quantity. 



uatcn. 

 onell-nsn ). 



Value. 



.Number of 

 Fishermen 

 and Shore- 

 workers. 







£ 



Cwts. 





• 



1889 . 



14,714 



1,603,307 



5 589 239 



1 454 175 





1890 



14,352 



l'590,'636 



5 864 488 



1 623 346 





1891 



13,933 



1^637,305 



5 434 206 



1,762,494 





1892 



13,862 



1,756,800 



5 4:^0 138 



1 595 555 





1893 



13*491 



1*785*365 



6 208 018 



1 624 896 





1894 . 



13',297 



, li796,'530 



6,188,774 



1,565,821 





1895 . 



13,098 



1,820,429 



6,107,044 



1,763,991 





1896 



12,040 



1 873 870 



6 146 738 



1 571 803 



88,242 



1897 



11,633 



1 922 685 



5 001 672 



1 627 754 



81,549 



1898 



11,576 



2 029 384 



6 557 768 



1 879 866 



86 964 



1899 



11,245 



2,383,776 



^ 145 076 



2 189 933 



84 538 



1900 



11,275 



2 711 877 



5 369 265 



2 325 994 



82,809 



1901 



11*201 



3 001 301 



6 385 1 70 



2 238 310 



83 905 



1902 



11,097 



3 21'^ 455 



6 866 028 



2 502 668 



85 367 



1903 



11^008 



3 448 168 



6 518 808 



2 401 287 



84 558 



1904 



10,891 



3 431 284 



7 947 829 



2,231,102 



86,621 



1905 . 



10',581 



3,304,695 



7,856,310 



2',649^148 



88^201 



1906 . 



10,554 



4,117,549 



7,593,369 



2,977,593 



92,305 



1907 . 



10,365 



4,857,816 



9,018,153 



3,149,127 



94,783 



1908 . 



10,078 



5,223,149 



8,645,252 



2,512,162 



92,857 



1909 . 



9,889 



5,291.533 



7,423,185 



2,889,107 



92,060 



1910 . 



9,724 



5,439,857 



8,709,655 



3,100,387 



90,813 



1911 . 



9,543 



5,628,087 



8,511,974 



3,060,574 



89,152 



1912 . 



9,290 



5,777,102 



8,587,106 



3,588,584 



89,715 



1913 . 



8,991 



6,035,952 



7,828,350 



3,925,360 



90,710 



1914 . 



8,869 



0,297,745 



7,440,321 



3,143,507 



87,119 



1915 . 



4,653 



1,668,705 



2,319,390 



2,051,171 



35,461 



1910 . 



4,650 



1,827,346 



3,412,030 



3,147,675 



37,009 



1917 . 



4,609 



1,902,167 



3,079,768 



3,645,015 



35,746 



1918 . 



4,614 



3,038,592 



3,313.228 



5,991,693 



37,624 



1919 . 



6,534 



9,223,456 



5,968,866 



6,063,739 



60,159 



* Although the number of vessels shows a steady decrease there was a marked 

 increase in the catching power, owing to the gradual adoption of steam and motor 

 propulsion. 



