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catches of ling being especially large. The general results with 
regard to cod and haddock for the season are given in the following 
table, for which I have to thank Mr. Buglass. 
1901. 1902. 
A. 
Con 
Haddock 
Cod 
Haddock 
Cwts. 
Cwts. 
Cwts. 
Cwts. 
January 
843 
... 253 
1,742 
158 
February 
749 
244 
1,155 
357 
March 
228 
21 
924 
76 
April 
210 
15 
219 
... 48 
May 
218 
120 
144 
03 
June 
100 
60 
60 
37 
July 
84 
40 
44 
18 
August 
49 
49 
58 
18 
2,487 
814 
4,340 
775 
The haddocks, unfortunately, continue to show a decrease, due 
doubtless to some extent to the fact that the lines are used for the 
most part on the “hard ground,” hut the quantity of cod landed 
is almost double that of 1901. 
The crab fishing from January to May was also much above the 
average. 
The salmon and trout fishing was very good, and will likewise 
show an increase. 
The herring fishing, as at other places on the coast, was an 
extremely successful one. 
The Berwick and Spittal boats were at the time of our visit 
(September 30th) engaged in line fishing, but mussels were said to 
be scarce. 
The season has thus on the whole been a most successful one, 
and statements to that effect were got from other places visited this 
year (Holy Island, Sea Houses, Beadnell). It is a pity that the 
fishermen even in the same village are so jealous of one another, 
in their fishing and in the selling of the fish, they lose a great deal 
just because of this. If every village were to adopt some sort of 
co-operation, the men could at all events secure better prices in the 
markets and save greatly in carriage by sending their catches in 
bulk. An educated fisherman would in each place be very useful in 
transacting their business, and would well deserve his share in the 
profits even if he did nothing else. Such an association of fisher- 
men could make up their own rules as to local times of fishing, or 
at least speak as one man with regard to any change they desire in 
the bye-laws for regulating the fisheries. 
