Year No. of Bags. Value. £ 1887 1,692 1,967 1888 1,990 3,326 1889 1,914 3,677 1890 3,257 6,580 1891[A] 1,869 3,542 [Footnote A: six months] The revenue received on account of Oyster Fisheries for the year ending 30th June, 1981, was as follows:-- Brisbane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...£4,360 17 9 Maryborough ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 875 10 0 Gladstone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 400 0 0 Rockhampton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 0 Thursday Island (Flinders Group) ... ... 7 0 0 --------------- Total £5,645 7 9 The number of men and boats employed in connection with the oyster industry in Moreton Bay are--men 82, boats 36; and the number of banks worked are 241. Licenses for catching fish at this port have been issued as follows for the current year:--Europeans, 99 men and 46 boats; Chinese, 32 men and 16 boats. Attached hereto is the Inspector's Report on the Oyster and other Fisheries in the Maryborough district. I have, &c, T. M. ALMOND, Portmaster and Chairman Marine Board. CASUALTIES TO VESSELS on the QUEENSLAND COAST for the year ended 30th June, 1891. +------------+-----+---------+-----------------+---------+------+--------------------+ | | T | | | | | | | | o | | | | | | | Name | n | | Nature and | Total | | | | of | n | Date. | Locality of | or | Lives| Result of | | Vessel. | a | | Casualty. | Partial | Lost.| Inquiry. | | | g | | | Loss. | | | | | e | | | | | | +------------+-----+---------+-----------------+---------+------+--------------------+ +------------+-----+---------+-----------------+---------+------+--------------------+ | | | 14 | Stranding, | | | | | Taldora, | 232 | July | Eagle Rock, | Partial | None | Master | | s.s. | | 1890 | Fitzroy River | | | cautioned. | +------------+-----+---------+-----------------+---------+------+--------------------+ | | | 20 | Stranding, | | | Pilot's license | | Archer, | 694 | July | M Reef, | Partial | None | suspended | | s.s. | | 1890 | Inner Route | | | 3 months. |