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TABLE XXI.— BURNMOUTH, EYEMOUTH, AND 
ST. ABBS DISTRICT. 
Number of crabs and lobsters landed within the district during 
the years 1891 to 1904 inclusive. 
Year. 
Crabs. 
Xo. 
Lobsters. 
Xo. 
1891 
274,600 
4,700 
1892 
362,000 
4,300 
1893 
381,900 
6,450 
1894 
414,500 
: 5,600 
1895 
j 356,800 1 
3,400 
1896 
604,100 
j 4,200 
1897 
394,700 
5,400 
1898 
! 543,400 
! 4,400 
1899 
376,500 
3,000 
1900 
445,400 
2,600 
1901 
516,300 
3,300 
1902 
493,400 
4,100 
1903 
i 480,300 
6,600 
1904 
400,900 
6,657 
The figures for the North Eastern district were kindly fur- 
nished by the Clerk of the North Eastern Committee, and those for 
the Eyemouth district by the Fishery Officer through Mr. Buglass. 
The statistics for each of these regions are shown graphically in 
Chart XI. (and for the two divisions of Northumberland in Chart VII). 
To bring the Eyemouth catches into relationship with those for the 
other two districts in Chart XI. the numbers of lobsters have been 
multiplied by 5, and those of crabs by 2. 
There is no restriction with regard to the berried lobster in 
Scotland and in the North Eastern district, but in Northumberland 
the berried lobster, has been to a large extent protected since 1899. 
All these areas have nevertheless participated in the general im- 
provement which has characterised the last two years, and it would 
be premature therefore to claim that the local bye-law was accom- 
plishing the good which was anticipated. All that can be said is 
that Northumberland shows a slightly more enhanced increment 
than the neighbouring parts of the coast, and that the next few 
years promise to be interesting as indicating more clearly the effects 
of such legislation. 
