90
ÔAËTURES BY LINEËS AND TRAWLERS, “1896.
25,322 cwts. and £43,251, and saithe (coal sh) of 2,953 cwts. and — ,
35228, the other round shes varied. Thi1s whereas in the liners
a great décit occurred in liiig, the
had 2,758
and 38507 more than in 1895.
Haddocks, however, had
'
behind 1895 by 18,279 cwts. and 3367.
Whitings were
on a
With the previous year, but congers maintained their
position. Such variations are inseparable from
show how necessary it is to be cautions in drawing deductions
either from statistics or the statements of those interested. ' "
Some of these variations have great ahtiquity, and are even
indicated by the seasbnal pursuits of the sherman, who when ;
the haddock shing becomes less tempting in June takes to the Ï
—
herring shing in distant waters, and the successful nancial
result as well asthe healthy variety of occupation cannot butÎ
have an important inuence on his happiness and prosperity.
*
Plaice-trawling or shing in late autumn, on return from the
'
herring shing, is another example.
Others are the result of
”
chance, and are exemplied in the casual capture of cod in a, ]
stake—net, while the liners see little of them, by the loading of
one
boat’s lines while another has few haddocks, by a sea
swarming with whitings, haddocks or herrings, while for a long ,_ ï
period all three may be comparatively scarce.
,
-
In atshes the liners also held a better position than in
,
1895,the total being 113,103 cwts. and £67,0345, or an eXcess of .} '
2,093 cwts. and £7,267, the latter disproportionate increase in
value being due to
This increase was
up
of
'
1$3 cwts. and £223 for turbot, and 45,171 cwts. and .£5,885 for
_
_halibut. Lemon—dabs remained nearly stationary, while there
_
_
was aloss by weight of 2,813ths. and an increase of 1352 in,
!
ounders, plaice and
brill. Skate maintained the position of 1895 ?
by having 598 cwts.and £1,1145 over that year. Other kinds of
’
white shes had an increase of_ 1,210 cwts., but a diminution of
£258
in value.
The great increase in value of last year’s at
shes__must
be borne
mind when consider-ing the further
increment this year. Altogether the results are satisfact0ry.
,
f
The trawlers obtained 90,652 cwts. of at shes : £124«,4595,—
'
an increase Of 10,817 cwts. and £11,74Ë6, thus maintaining
'
_ —
_
progress. The important turbot showed 1,683 cwts. and
ÔAËTURES BY LINEËS AND TRAWLERS, “1896.
25,322 cwts. and £43,251, and saithe (coal sh) of 2,953 cwts. and — ,
35228, the other round shes varied. Thi1s whereas in the liners
a great décit occurred in liiig, the
had 2,758
and 38507 more than in 1895.
Haddocks, however, had
'
behind 1895 by 18,279 cwts. and 3367.
Whitings were
on a
With the previous year, but congers maintained their
position. Such variations are inseparable from
show how necessary it is to be cautions in drawing deductions
either from statistics or the statements of those interested. ' "
Some of these variations have great ahtiquity, and are even
indicated by the seasbnal pursuits of the sherman, who when ;
the haddock shing becomes less tempting in June takes to the Ï
—
herring shing in distant waters, and the successful nancial
result as well asthe healthy variety of occupation cannot butÎ
have an important inuence on his happiness and prosperity.
*
Plaice-trawling or shing in late autumn, on return from the
'
herring shing, is another example.
Others are the result of
”
chance, and are exemplied in the casual capture of cod in a, ]
stake—net, while the liners see little of them, by the loading of
one
boat’s lines while another has few haddocks, by a sea
swarming with whitings, haddocks or herrings, while for a long ,_ ï
period all three may be comparatively scarce.
,
-
In atshes the liners also held a better position than in
,
1895,the total being 113,103 cwts. and £67,0345, or an eXcess of .} '
2,093 cwts. and £7,267, the latter disproportionate increase in
value being due to
This increase was
up
of
'
1$3 cwts. and £223 for turbot, and 45,171 cwts. and .£5,885 for
_
_halibut. Lemon—dabs remained nearly stationary, while there
_
_
was aloss by weight of 2,813ths. and an increase of 1352 in,
!
ounders, plaice and
brill. Skate maintained the position of 1895 ?
by having 598 cwts.and £1,1145 over that year. Other kinds of
’
white shes had an increase of_ 1,210 cwts., but a diminution of
£258
in value.
The great increase in value of last year’s at
shes__must
be borne
mind when consider-ing the further
increment this year. Altogether the results are satisfact0ry.
,
f
The trawlers obtained 90,652 cwts. of at shes : £124«,4595,—
'
an increase Of 10,817 cwts. and £11,74Ë6, thus maintaining
'
_ —
_
progress. The important turbot showed 1,683 cwts. and