of the Fishery Board for Seotland. 
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value of the fish caught in the different Provinces, the number of boats 
and men, (fee. These tables would be of greater value if precisely the same 
method was followed of arranging the matter in those from each Province. 
The following Table, which I have compiled from the provincial statistics, 
shows the number of men and boats engaged in the Canadian fisheries in 
1889, and the value of the boats and nets : — 
Vessels. 
Boats. 
Province. 
No. of 
Value of Nets, 
Traps, &c. 
Men. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Nova Scotia, . 
27,334 
644 
% 
1,427,165 
14,129 
$ 
329,503 
$ 
642,409 
New Brunswick, 
10,527 
156 
89,468 
5,132 
231,042 
493,970 
Prince Edward 
Island, . . 
4,245 
64 
42,760 
1,293 
42,874 
118,935 
Quebec, . 
11,583 
97 
106,025 
5,833 
.169,438 
210,149 
Ontario, 
3,528 
60 
134,700 
1,590 
101,868 
315,058 
British Colum- 
bia, . . . 
7,786 
79 
264,800 
1,577 
90,285 
220,987 
Total, . . 
65,003 
1100 
2,064,918 
29,554 
965,010 
2,001,505 
The number of men engaged in fishing — 65,000 — is considerably greater 
than in Scotland. The total value of vessels and boats was 3,029,928 
dols. In addition to what is stated in the Table, several hundreds of 
boats and men are employed on Loch Winnipeg, Manitoba. 
The total value of the Canadian fisheries in 1889 (exclusive of the con- 
sumption by Indians, estimated at 3,315,500 dols.), was 17,655,256 dols., 
showing an increase of 236,745 dols. over 1888. There was an increase 
in most of the Provinces, but a decrease in Nova Scotia of 1,470,308 dols. 
The cod, salmon, and herring fisheries furnish more than half of the total 
value. The lobster fishing is valued at 1,484,488 dols. (£309,000), and 
the oysters landed at 189,897 dols. 
There is a close-time for oysters, from 1st June to 15th September, and 
for lobsters from 1st July (or 15th in some Provinces) to 31st December. 
The vessels for the protection of the fisheries consisted of five steamers and 
two schooners ; the total cost of this protection service amounting to over 
£14,000. The Canadian Government, like several European Governments, 
pays certain bounties to fishermen, under an Act of 1882, ' to encourage the 
* development of sea fisheries and the building of fishing vessels.' Since 
that year 150,000 dols. (about £31,000) has been annually distributed 
among fishermen and fishing vessels. The amount of money expended 
by the Governtnent in fish breeding and hatching operations in 1889 was 
above £8600. On the other hand, a considerable revenue is derived 
from rents, fishery licence fees, and fines; this amounted in 1889 to 
£9608. 
The oyster-fishing in Canada, as in many other countries, is at present 
receiving much attention. Besides the native produce, there were im- 
ported in 1888, 1698 barrels, 198,543 pounds canned or preserved, and 
234,502 gallons shelled in bulk. It is said that over two-thirds of the 
oysters consumed in the Dominion are imported. The area of oyster 
grounds on the coast is said to be very extensive, and the Commissioners 
say that oysters of the finest description might be raised in enormous 
quantities were the natural facilities for their culture enhanced by a 
proper system of cultivation and protection. In 1889 the salmon fisheries 
in British Columbia were very prosperous, owing to the unprecedented 
