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sail making and rope making is also conducted here on a 

 sufficient scale to supply the boat builders. 



Nets. — Nets for drift fishing are not "bred'* here, but the 

 trawlers themselves make their own nets. 



Lines. — Lines for hooking are made here, but fishermen 

 do not exclusively rely on local manufacturers. 



Fish Curing. — Fish curing is carried on, on a small scale 

 only, and would, in my opinion, be well worthy of the 

 attention of capitalists. 



Fish Skins and Oil. — A small trade is also carried on in 

 fish skins and fish oil, but these are at present on a very 

 small scale. 



Ice. — An ice manufactory exists. 



1. Boat Building. 



There are about fifteen boat builders in Plymouth and 

 Devonport. Six of these build trawlei-s, three build drift 

 boats, five build hookers, and several build rowing* boats. 



Traiolers. — Trawlers are built in Plymouth, chiefly for the 

 Plymouth fishery, but boats have been built for the North 

 Sea, and for other ports on the south coast besides 

 Plymouth. Only a few, however, have been so disposed of, and 

 none have been bought out of Plymouth for some few years. 

 Trawlers have been obtained for the Plymouth fishery from 

 Brixham and Galmpton, but, as may be seen from the Table 

 on p. 38, only a few. 



Trawler Measurements. — The following are the measure- 

 ments of two recently built trawlers, and eight boats have 

 been constructed of forty-two to forty-seven tons, with the 

 same proportions.* 



Measurements of. Trawler Y. Trawler Z. 



Length 73-6 feet . . 70-4 feet 



„ over all 81 „ 



„ load water line . . . 70 „ . . 



Breadth extreme 16-75 „ . . 17 5 „ 



Depth 9-65,, . . 94 „ 



Tons 49 tons . , 47 tons 



Displacement 110 ,, . . 



Cost. — The cost of such boats, including iron ballast 

 spars, rigging, sails, and net, is from £750 to £1000. 



* I am indebted to Mr. Watson (No. 34) for these measurements. 

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