8 FISHING IN THE PRIAMUR DISTRICT OF SIBERIA. 
COMPARATIVE COST OF OUTFITTING RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE 
FISHING STATIONS. 
In order to emphasize the unfavorable conditions under which. the 
Russian fishermen have to compete with the Japanese, the Chamber 
of Commerce committee gives comparative tables showing the cost 
of equipping an average Russian fishing station, catching about 
60,000 fish and employing 30 men, and a Japanese sea-coast station 
of similar size. 
RUSSIAN STATIONS IN KAMCHATKA. 
SO'men tors months,‘at $20 pen month tr... 835 eee $3, 000. 00 
Return passage for them at $8.75 per man... .......2.2-.0--scaccecenencs 262. 50 
Freight on 35 tons of provisions and equipment...............-.---.--.-. 200. 00 
Freight: on' 9,800’ sacks’ salt‘(90. tens): 27.220 Vit. Yet Rca Bea ae 405. 00 
Freight on 155 tons prepared ‘fish .)o2.20 s0/ 0). 3G eA OA SEI 1, 284. 50 
Royalty, en¢15 onan. tt svcetonct achivie<p. tard cept 3) pack seek eee 229. 50 
Tand rental een. acl chee wes ved ae nse - dae ears ode chee eee ee 37.00 
Commission ‘expenses. 2402 Sic os Sie . Soe oe 313.00 
1,800'sacks of saltvat 65 <centes 2 Soiree: ose ek oe ee eee ee eee 1, 170.00 
Notas}. ons. ee Os seul es Oy ee ES eee ee ae 390. 00 
Boata: [2 -/ene, . skeus aeiled. dd. cebboert pees.) ater eee 50. 00 
Dories (tative type)scrce sie yf backed. daysut oo pee eee “- 300.00 
IMCS Ont So nes be catia cee he aa = ye atin One oe eee ee 100. 00 
Totals: uae. BLS. I eae BS Sed ee 7, 701. 50 
It must be mentioned that there are very few experienced work- 
men, salters and caviar makers. Those who have had experience 
during past years have settled along the coast and have their own 
undertakings; therefore the fishermen are obliged to hire unreliable 
men. There are no fishery schools in the country, and the lack 
of instructors and good foremen is felt more and more each year. 
The absence of credit institutions, which would make loans on 
fish, and the high rate of interest charged by private banks are also 
felt very much. 
The Russians have no fishing fleet, but the Japanese possess a 
large deep-water fleet. According to the figures for 1910, there 
were 7,302 Japanese fishing sailboats, 49 fishing steamers, and 396 
large fishing boats of European type, in addition to a large number 
of commercial vessels, which gave the Japanese a choice of vessels 
for the transportation of their products. Moreover, competition 
has kept freight rates low. Several small fishermen could charter 
a steamer on joint account, and in order to evade the rule prohibiting 
foreign steamers from navigating between stations, several stations 
could be rented in the name of one man and later subleased to the 
real owners. 
