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profitable to go fishiag at other parts of the coast. The harbour 

 at Hopeman is by far too small to facilitate the development of 

 the hshing resources, it having been built some forty years ago, 

 when boats were fewer in number. A good deal of money has 

 recently been expended from time to time on repairs. 



Burghead is an important fishing station, and has been for a 

 great number of years. In 1857 there were 93 boats engaged, 

 and the number of men employed was about 600; while in 1882 

 there were only 36 boats and 260 men engaged. This implies a 

 material falling off in the catch, which in 1857 was 93 crans, 

 and in 1882, 53J crans. The harbour was constructed about 

 1807, and since then has undergone frequent repairs. At pre- 

 sent it is being remodelled and very much enlarged, and in the 

 course of a year or so it will be one of tlie safest harbours along 

 the Moray Firth. White fishing is also carried on here to a 

 small extent. Fourteen large and small boats are engaged by 

 about 130 men, and the average catch is about 400 tons in the 

 year. In this village about twenty or thirty men are employed 

 in the Morayshire Chemical and Manure Works, the projjerty of 

 Mr William Adam. 



There is an extensive fishery trade carried on at Nairn and 

 Campbeltown, and has been for many years. The most import- 

 ant fish cauobt is herrin[?. AVhite fish consist of haddocks and 

 codfish. The burgh of Nairn charges the fishermen 4s. as stance 

 dues for their boats, and a compromise of 20s. per yawl engaged 

 in white fishing. The fishini^ boats belonoinc? to Nairn and 

 Campbeltown at 10th October 1882 w^ere — 



Total 



1st Class 3rd Class Boats 

 (Herrin*^) Boats. (White Fishing). 



Nairn 41 39 80 



Camphehown, . . .12 12 24 



53 51 104 



The number of men engaged, besides a crew of five men for 

 two boats — a barge and small one — were 205 in Nairn and 60 in 

 Campbeltown. Each man has three assistants for gathering 

 bait, putting it on to hooks, curing, hawking, and going to the 

 market with fish ; and there are also 615 women, boys, and girls 

 employed in Nairn and 180 in Campbeltown, which, added to 

 the number of men engaged, make a total of 1060. 



Avercuje Value of Herrimj Luais and Xets. 



Nairn, 41 boats, at £200 each, £8200 



Do. 3"J yawls, at il30 each, . . . . . 1170 



CaniphfltoVu, 12 boats, at £200 each, . . . 24(K) 



Do. 12 yawls, at £30 each, 360 



Total value, . . . £12,130 



