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Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the 



TABLE B.— III. 



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

 1889 to 1920 inclusive. 



Year. 



Number 

 of 



Vessels.* 



Value of 

 Boats and 

 Gear. 



Total 

 (Excluding 



Quantity. 



Catch. 

 Shell-fish). 



Value. 



Number of 

 Fishermen 

 and Shore- 

 workers. 







£ 



Cwts. 



£ 





1889 . 



14,714 



1,603,307 



5,589,239 



1,454,175 





1890 . 



14,352 



1,590,636 



5,864,488 



1,623,346 





1891 . 



13,933 



1,637,305 



5,434,206 



1,762,494 





1892 . 



13,862 



1,756,800 



5,436,138 



1,595,555 





1893 . 



13,491 



1,785,365 



6,208,018 



1,624,896 





1894 . 



13,297 



1,796,530 



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 



l'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 



5,145,076 



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 



6,385,170 



2,238,310 



83,905 



1902 . 



11,097 



3,212,455 



6,866,028 



2,502,668 



85,367 



1903 . 



11,008 



3,448,168 



6,518,808 



2,401,287 



84,553 



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 



6,297,745 



7,440,321 



3,143,507 



87,119 



1915 . 



4,653 



1,668,765 



2,319,390 



2,051,171 



35,461 



1916 . 



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 



5,969,015 



6,064,045 



60,159 



1920 . 



8,177 



11,916,468 



6,327,723 



0,522,062 



70,983 



* 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. 



