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fleet has its own particular code, one of which is the 

 following : 



Admiral's Signals by Day. 



For sailing Flag at foremast head. 



For trawling . ^ . . . , hauled down. 



Not to board * at mizenmast head. 



Sailing before boarding both mast heads. 



Cutter wanted .... half mast. 



Admirals Signals by Night. 



For sailing White rocket at intervals. 



For tacking ..... Flare on quarter and a white 



rocket. 



For trawling on port tack . . Three flares and a red rocket. 

 For trawling on starboard tack . green rocket. 



For hawling (getting the trawl) . Two flares and two white rockets 



at one time. 

 For laying to . . One flare at mast head and one 



on the quarter with a white 



rocket. 



In strong winds the fleet sometimes get scattered, and to 

 facilitate their gathering again without loss of time, different 

 places of rendezvous are arranged according to the season 

 of the year, thus : 



From February 1st to March ist . Tail end of the Dogger. 

 From March ist to August ist . . Off the Horn Reef Lightboat. 

 From August ist to October ist . Clay Deeps. 



From October ist to February 1st . The Silver Pits. 

 These are well-known places to all fishermen. 



The steam cutter will bring to land from 1000 to 3000 

 boxes or trunks of fish containing 5 or 6 stones weight each, 

 doing the distance in from 30 to 36 hours from fleet to port 

 After discharging cargo, she commences to load again with 

 ice and empty trunks for the fleet at sea, taking out also 

 * Boarding means ferrying the fish from catcher to cutter. 



