PISHING STATIONS— SCOTLAND. 337 



Shetlands, Orkneys, find Hebrides. There were 15,095 

 fishing boats with crews of 45,594 men and boys in 

 1873, showing a decrease of 137 boats and 584 fisher- 

 men compared with 1872, but with an increase of 

 23,035/. in the estimated value of boats, nets, and 

 lines. 



