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HISTORY OF THE 



The following table will ferve to give fome kl'ea 

 how far the royal navy, the revenue, and other 

 important matters of public concern, will alfo be 

 affefted, fnould the bufs fifhery be abandoned. 



Value of a bufa 47 tons ready for fea, fait, &c. 



included * 



Annual wear and tear 

 Annual duty paid on materials for repairing wear 



and tear 



Annual wear and tear of nets, bark for tanning 



included 



T)uty on hemp ufed annually for new nets 

 Number of men employed on board 

 Pay of ii men for 4 months, at 275. per man per 



month ' 



Expence of provifion for 11 men 4. months, at 8d. 



per day for each man 



Number of men annually employed who never were 



before at fea. -v 



barrels put on board 



barrels of herrings got at an average 



fiftring * 



barrels of herrings exported 



. barrel s of herrings confumed in Scotland 



Bumels of fait confumed in curing and re-packing 

 Gallons pf rum imported, for 67 barrels of herrings 



exported 



Quantity' of fugar imported in return for 68 barrels 



herrings exported cwt. 



Duty payable at 45. per gallon for 950 gallons of 



rum fm ported, exclufive. of the excifc 



payable at 128. 6d. per cwt. for fugar ditto 



payable for 320 bufhels of fait near ad. each 



paid for 45 barrels of herrings ufed in Scotland, 



at is, per barrej 7. -^ 



';'.. paid for materials requilite fo.r building and 



equipping at firft outfit 

 Freight payable for 135 barrels herrings exported, 



of 950 gallons of rum imported at 6d. per 



gallon 

 r-r.? payable for 181 a-^dscwt. fugar imported 



at 45. per cwt. 



Tonnage 



Bounty from government at 30$. per ton 

 Debenture at as. Sci. ^er barrel for 135 barrels of 



herrings exported "- 



each bufs Total on 

 jcobuff. 



720 o o 216000 

 26 o o 78*0 



2 12 0-r- 780 



21 O ' 6jO 

 2 O O - 6.CO 



1 1 3300 

 59 8 o i 7 8i 

 44 o o 13200 



24072000 



i8c 540*0 

 13540500 

 45 13500 

 3209,6-000 



950285000 

 181 2- 3d 545 19 



90 o o 57000 

 14 o o 34200 



2 1O C 750 



2 5 67$ 

 56 o o 16800 



4-7 5 



71.35 



36 6 8 10900 



47 o c-i-t- 14,100 



70 10 o 21150 



18 o o 5400 



* This table fuppofes a good fifhery in time of j5eace--rb.ut; the main 

 average of the nTntry in peace and war is only half cargoes j and fir.ce 

 1778, :he herrings taken have only occupied no of the 240 bands 

 c-inkd cut* 



