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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
On the North Coast we have : 
Trawlers and Hookers and 
First-class Boats. Second-class Boats. 
St. Ives . . .110 . . .140 
Newquay . . .... . . .6 
Padstow . . .... . . .57 
Barnstaple . . .8 . . 1 
Appledore and Clovelly .18 . . .24 
Total . .136 . . .228 
Or in all, from Brixham to Clovelly, 599 first, and 1229 second 
class. 
These figures by no means give an adequate idea of the extent 
of the fishing operations on our coast, as during the mackerel and 
herring season many East and North-Country boats work off our 
coast. They represent generally the amount, but not all, of the 
local capital employed in the fishing industry, as also the number 
of local men earning a livelihood at fishing. Each trawler carries 
about six men, making for the 599 boats between Brixham and 
Barnstaple 3594 men. Similarly for the second-class boats, if we 
say four men as an average all round — though the hookers only 
carry three men the other second-class boats carry more — this 
will give us 4916 engaged in this branch of the fishery. 
Taking the trawlers and first-class boats at £800 a piece new, 
all found ; and the second-class boats all round at £200, this 
gives us — 
Capital in trawlers and first-class boats . . 479,200 
Ditto second-class boats . . . 245,800 
Total capital . . 725,000 
This is by no means an extravagant estimate when it is 
remembered that a good trawler costs new £950, a properly-fitted 
hooker ready for sea £275, and a fully-equipped second-class seine 
boat about £400. 
We must now get some idea of what service these boats are 
to the inhabitants. How much do they catch on an average ? 
From observations extending over several years, I find that a 
trawler in Plymouth grosses about two-fifths of the cost of 
the trawler- per annum,- which, say at £800, would be £320. 
This is a very small return per boat compared to the East-Country 
boat, which grosses from £700, at least, to £1000. I was struck 
