CHAP. VI.] 



THE SEPTEMBER FISHING. 



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The September fishing has only been prosecuted of late 

 years, for the very good reason that in former times all the 

 herring required were caught in July and August ; during the 

 last two years great efforts have been made to institute a 

 September fishery, and a great force was brought to bear on 

 the races of herring then coming to maturity, with what re- 

 sult the following figures will show : 



The September fishery at Wick will have its day like the 

 July and August fisheries. 



One more table will finish these statistics ; it represents 

 the averages of the Wick fishery for two periods one for 

 seven years, ending in 1824 ; the other for the seven years 

 ending with the season of 1863 : 



I shall not expend further argument on these figures, they 

 speak too plainly to require illustration. 



