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it happens that the laws in force in our district are very different 
from those to the north and the south, it is desirable and may 
be useful to contrast the results for these areas of the coast before 
the question of regulation be further discussed. 
The following tables exhibit the catches of crabs and lobsters 
in the Northumberland, the North Eastern, and the Eyemouth 
(Scotland) district. 
TABLE XIX.— NORTHUMBEELAND DISTRICT. 
Number of crabs and lobsters landed within the district during 
the years 1895 to 1904 inclusive. 
Year. 
Crabs. 
No. 
Lobsters. 
No. 
1895 
872,133 
-40,621 
1896 
1,436,404 
44,332 
1897 
1,186,371 
51,965 
1898 
1,980,438 
39,077 
1899 
1,429,577 
31,716 
1900 
1,452,975 
29,807 
1901 
1,509,454 
29,004 
1902 
1,583,043 
26,973 
1903 
1,626,220 
48,485 
1904 
1,294,745 
53,577 
TABLE XX.— NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT. 
Number of crabs and lobsters landed within the district during 
the years 1891 to 1904 inclusive. 
Year. 
Crabs. 
No. 
Lobsters. 
No. 
1891 
1,744,858 
26,304 
1892 
1,607,434 
34,134 
1893 
1,981,289 
44,451 
1894 
2,041,522 
42,827 
1895 
1,853,248 
49,405 
1896 
1,902,406 
68,908 
1897 
1,104,839 
54,512 
1898 
1,463,511 
46,555 
1899 
1,489,691 
43,562 
1900 
1,832,905 
40,368 
1901 
1,895,986 
42,998 
1902 
2,140^755 
38,792 
1903 
1,754,403 
50,246 
1904 
2,158,604 
53,252 
