658 ADDRESS TO THE CONVENTION. 



Highlands, of the fame depth, and for the fame 

 purpofcs. See page 422. 



45. A line of 8 market-towns, built on the weft 

 coait of the main land, to ferve as ftorehoufcs and 

 marts, where the natives may buy and fell) and enjoy 

 all the privileges of Britilh fubje&s. 



46. Opening fundry carriage-roads in Rofs-fbire, 

 from fea to fea, which may be done by the military 

 at no great expence. 



47. Erecting lighthoufes from the mull of Gallo- 

 way along the whole weflcrn coaft to cape Wrath ; 

 from thence along the coaft of the Pentland firth ; at 

 North Ronalfha, in the Orkneys, and Kinnaird'i 

 head, at the entrance of the Murray firth*. Beacons 

 fhould alfo be erected, and buoys fixed in the moft 

 necefiary fituations. 



48. It would be expedient to ftation 2 or more 

 revenue cutters annually, on or before the beginning 

 of June, at the Shetland ifles, furnilhed with fifhing 

 nets in order to attend the 2 divifions of the her- 

 rings in their fouthern progrefs along both fides of 

 the kingdom, to obfcrve all their motions by fink- 

 ing the nets, and to give notice thereof to the in- 

 habitants or fiihers, that the bufTcs may not be under 

 the neceflity, as heretofore, of wandering from place 

 to place, to find out the fhoals, by which much va- 

 luable time is loft, and frequently the foreign mar- 

 kets. That fuch vcfTels ought to have fignals for 

 the purpofe of giving notice, when met at fea, of the 

 direction the fhoal is taking, its magnitude, and 

 other particulars. That the faid vefiels make found- 

 ings and obfervations upon the coafts, icarch for 

 fifhing banks, and examine thofe already difcoveml, 

 in order to afcertain the beft fifhing grounds f. 



49- It 



* The two lafl were recommended to the committee on the 

 fifherics, by that experienced navigator, Captain Kyd, commander 

 of one of kis raajefty'fi cutters on the northern ftation. 



f " Jt is to be remarked," fays Mr. Travis of Scarborough, 

 14 that the fifliermcn feldom find any cod, fry, or other round filh. 



