HERRING FISHERIES. 1135 

 Cuftom-Houfe Qban, Sept. 25, 1784. 

 For Mr. K N O X. 



From the year 1765, during the continuance 

 of the 50-fhilling bounty, and until the year 1772, 

 there was employed in the white herring bufs fifh- 

 ing upon this and adjacent coafts, particularly 

 from the places after-mentioned betwixt the Mull 

 of Cantire and the Ifland of Sky, the number of 

 veflels following, viz. 



No. ofveflels No. of veflels 

 Bounty 50$. Bounty jos. 

 Weft Loch Tarbert 8 i* 



Oban, and Lochetive 4 5 



Ifland of Hay 4 



Gigha 3 

 Collonfay 3 

 Lunga - 3 i 



Efdale 2 

 Mull 3 i 



Sky 3 i 



In all 33 9 



The principal caufes of this decline in the num- 

 ber ofveflels employed in the white herring fifhery 

 were firft the dilatory payments of the bounty dur- 

 ing the latter part of the act allowing fifty fliillings 

 per ton ; and fecondly, the reduction of the bounty 

 from fifty to thirty fhillings per ton. 



The within and above ftatements extracted from 

 the cuftom-houfe books, and are attefted by 



DUNCAN CAMPBELL, Collector. 

 JOHN LOVJE, Surveyor. 



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