BRISBANE.
| Year | No. of Bags. | Value.(£) |
| 1870 | 4523 | 1644 |
| 1871 | 5127 | 1625 |
| 1872 | 4060 | 1427 |
| 1873 | 3036 | 0,768 |
| 1874 | 3912 | 1704 |
| 1875 | 5349 | 2622 |
| 1876 | 6648 | 2792 |
| 1877 | 2736 | 1639 |
| 1878 | 1790 | 1227 |
| 1879 | 3793 | 2729 |
| 1880 | 5293 | 3475 |
| 1881 | 7559 | 6153 |
| 1882 | 9953 | 9074 |
| 1883 | 8878 | 7342 |
| 1884 | 8256 | 8475 |
| 1885 | 8076 | 8094 |
| 1886 | 7512 | 8533 |
| 1887 | 7167 | 8240 |
| 1888 | 6191 | 7616 |
| 1899 | 6791 | 13368 |
| 1890 | 12906 | 15981 |
| 1891[A] | 8719 | 11381 |
MARYBOROUGH.
| 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 |
[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.