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of from two to four miles from North Sunderland, 

 and that therefore they afford the means of breaking 

 the sea very considerably from that direction, round to 

 north by west westerly, when Holy Island and the coast 

 take up the shelter. There is great encouragement, 

 therefore, to extend harbour accommodation here. The 

 chart shows the depth to be from one to four fathoms 

 close to the harbour of North Sunderland at low-water 

 spring-tides The writer strongly recommends the 

 extension of harbour accommodation here to not less 

 than the area required for 400 boats, in conformity with 

 the views of the fishery officer, and Messrs. Buckland, 

 Walpole, and Young, and after a careful scrutiny of the 

 Admiralty Chart of this division of the coast. 



EYEMOUTH. 



This place, which not long since lost the flower of its 

 fishing population in one gale, requires its harbour to be 

 much extended. In 1877, says Mr. Young, Mr. P. Wilson, 

 fishery officer at Eyemouth, gave the following evidence 

 with regard to the harbour : "The harbour at Eyemouth 

 is inconveniently small, especially for the large-decked 

 boats. The boats are all aground at low water. They 

 can enter the harbour at about half-tide. It would be 

 important to improve the harbour accommodation." 



The writer would recommend additional area to be 

 enclosed in deeper water, and if it could be done with- 

 out risk to the foundations of the quays, that the 

 harbour at present existing be deepened, so that the 

 larger boats may be able in the chief part of it to remain 

 afloat 



Regarding provision of funds for the performance 



