__47_ DRAINAGE. DYKING, ETC.

Acts were passed in I881, 1895, and 1898 for the appoint— ment of Cominissioners of Sewers and the reclamation of the large tracts of marsh land that exist throughout the Province, for the purpose of rendering the same available for cultivation.

As a result of such legislation, Aboideaux (which have been

more or less successful) have been constructed at the under- mentioned places :—

Length Acreage drained Mount Stewart 100 feet 500 Fullerton’s Marsh 300 n I20 Dunk River 100 u 220

Pisquid River (not completed)

ITS FISHERIES

RINCE EDWARD ISLAND is the best fishing station in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the fisheries, particularly those on the north coast, are exceedingly valuable. They consist principally of mackerel, lobsters, herring, cod, hake, and oysters. Salmon, bass, shad, halibut and trout are caught in limited quantities.

The yield and value of the Fisheries of this Province for 1897 was as follows:—

Kinds of Fish Quantity Price Value

3 cts. 3 cts. Salmon. lbs. 5,000 0.20 1,000.00 Herring, salted, brls. 28,364 4.00 113,456.00 “ fresh, lbs. 267,974 0.01 2,679.74 “ smoked. lbs. 400 0.02 8.00 Mackerel, salted. brls. 1,976 15.00 29,640.00 " fresh, lbs. 16,088 0.12 1,930.56 Lobsters, preserved in cans, lbs. 2,466,682 0.20 493,336.40 Cod, dried. cwt. 20,352 4.00 81,408.00 Cod, tongues and sounds, brls. 67} 10.00 675.00 Haddock, fresh, lbs. 5,100 0.03 153.00 “ dried, cwt. 715 3.00 2,145.00 Hake, dried, cwt. 10,088 2.25 22,698.00 “ sounds, lbs. 20,883 0.50 10,416.50 Halibut, lbs. 5,100 0.10 510.00 Trout, lbs. 31,750 0.10 3,175.00 Smelts, lbs, 598,543 0.05 29,027.15 Alwives, salted brls. 810 4.00 3,240.00 Eels, brls. 1,547 10.00 15,470.00 Oysters, brls. 20,915 4.00 83,660.00 Tom cod, lbs. 31,850 0.05 1,592.50 Squid, brls. 980 4.00 3,920.00 Coarse and mixed fish, brls. 160 2.00 320.00 Fish Oil, 3.11:. 12,117 0.30 3,635.10 Fish as bait. rls. 31,589 1.50 47,383.50 Fish as manure, brls. 3,370 0.50 1,685.00 Fish guano, tons. 885 1.00 885.00 Total 3 954,919 45