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‘collector and comptroller of customs, but it is not 2 
_port from whence bufses can clear out for the fithe- 
ries. Mr Woodhouse buys the fifh of the country 
people for five fhillings the thousand. Has some boats 
and nets of his own. On this, and a small island ad- 
joining, the people belonging to the work are allowed 
to settle and to cultivate the land, rent free. Their 
industry is surprising. There may be about fifty of 
them, most industrious beings; they fifh for Mr 
Woodhouse in the season, wages I s. in summer, 8d. 
in winter ;—could have any number of them; but 
generally sends to the main land for extra hands. 
Mr Woodhouse could cute 7000 barrels of herrings, 
each containing from 600, to 800, ina year ; Mr Meri- 
son and Mr Mackenzie of Tenera, as many; but 
these last generally cure white herrings. 
Visited Ulapole, some miles nearer the bottom of 
the loch. This is the spot already surveyed by Mr 
Beaufoy. Here letters were left by that gentleman 
for the committee. The spot is a remarkable one. 
In the midst of the most mountainous country of 
Scotland, Ulapole runs out into Lochbroom, forming 
a peninsula, which almost intersects the loch, and 
contains upwards of 200 acres of flat land, some of it 
already cultivated, all capable of cultivation. A lime 
quarry, aad plenty of mofs, on the rising ground of 
the farm, and plenty of stone every where; a frefh 
water river runs through the peninsula, and a small 
brook also runs half way through it. Here are the 
ruins of an ancient chapel, and for the first time since 
dleaving Turloifk, large fine afh trees presented them~ 
selves to view ; 2 grateful sight to a party who were 
