Note 19 — Chapter X
Reading edition
The following table shows the number of men reported as employed in the fisheries of Nova Scotia, and the value of boats and fishing material for the year 1910-11:—
Number. Value.
Vessels (tons, 19,657) 630 $891,710
Boats (gasolene) 1,466]
Boats(sail) 12,655} =781,724
Tugs and smacks 164 193,730
Gill nets (1,682,522 fathoms) 555,374
Seines (170,809 fathoms) 170,375
Trap and smelt nets 1,186 119,276
Weirs 144 25,145
Trawls 13,763 133,848
Hand lines 43,900 32,936
Lobster canneries 214 226,780
Lobster traps 720,577 606,851
Freezer and ice houses 345 321,040
Smoke and fish houses 5,705 488,203
Piers and wharves 2,326 787,100
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Total $5,334,083