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THE HERRING. 



Abdominales Malacopterygii. Clupeidce. 



(Cliipea harengus.) 



German : Der Haring. Danish : Sild. Norwegian : Straalsild. 

 Swedish : Sill. Dutch : Haring. French : Le Rareng. 



On the 1st March, 1879, the Commissioners appointed 

 to inquire into the Herring Fisheries of Scotland pre- 

 sented their report to Parliament through the Home 

 Secretary. 



The Commissioners were Frank Buckland, Esq., 

 Spencer Walpole, Esq., and Ai'chibald Young, Esq. 



As the Parliamentary Blue Book has not probably 

 been read by the general public, I shall now give an 

 abstract of it : — 



"In pursuance of our instructions we held inquiries 

 at the following places, viz. : — On the east coast at 

 Eyemouth, Anstruther, Montrose, Aberdeen, Peter- 

 head, Fraserburgh, Banff, Buckie, Lossiemouth, Burg- 

 head, Inverness, Helmsdale, Lybster, and Wick ; in 

 the Orkney and Shetland Islands, at Kirkwall and Ler- 

 wick ; on the west coast and in the western islands, at 

 Stornoway, Tarbert (Harris), Ullapool, Balmacarra, 

 Fort "William, Inverary, Crerae, Loch Gair, Ardris- 

 haig, Tarbert (Argyllshire), Campbeltown, Girvan, and 

 Ballantrae. We also sat at Edinburgh, and at 

 Glasgow. 



" We received much valuable information and assist- 

 ance from numerous gentlemen, fishery officers, fish- 

 curers, fish-salesmen, fishermen, and others. We are 

 bound especially to acknowledge the assistance readily 

 afforded to us by the Hon. Bouverie F. Primrose, the 



