TIIE WONDERFUL WEALTH OF THE OCEAN. [To THE EDITOR OF
THE SPZETATOR..] FIR,—The paragraphs below speak for themselves. The first two are from the current Fish Trades Gazelle; the last from the North-Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee's Report for tho quarter ending December 31st, 1918 " Four thousand pounds was the market valise of a Nile]; of fish landed by a trawler at Grimsby this week. She had only been absent from port twelve days fishing at Faroe, and while the skipper took 1400 as his share of the proceeds, the lowest paid lad received £32."
"On Tuesday a record was created at the Aberdeen fish market when a vessel owned by a newly established firm— Messrs. Stroud & Cannon—realized £3,700 for her catch."
"At Whitby, Scarborough, and Bridlington, where motor boats are taking the piece of sailing nobles, the men have done fairly well, and landed some good catches. At Bridlington on several occasions the motor boats have earned. over .1;2110 for live days fishing. Two boats there made 1400 for six days' earls"
The Faroe grounds are evidently well stocked. TWO Faroe trawlers landed 200 tons last week at Aberdeen, and a single vessel out of Fleetwood brought in 250 boxes (say 155 tons) in one trip. The Pacific minuet beat this—nor Labrador nor Newfoundland. As long as the Excess Profits Tax is in opera- tion the State takes a large share of the owner's profit. Our
" argosies,"as Frewen calls them, gather more than
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