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money has been obtained by local energy in repairs and 

 improvements here as well as at Dunbar. 



Mr. Young tells us, p. 76, * Fish and Fisheries ' (William 

 Blackwood & Sons, 1882), that from 40,000 to 60,000 

 have been spent on this harbour, which has an area of seven 

 acres, and spacious and handsome quays, but it is deficient in 

 depth. Outer works may be necessary before deepening the 

 entrance, lest higher waves be admitted, to the detriment 

 of the tranquillity of the interior. Regarding provision of 

 funds, the writer recommends the same course as before. 



ROOME BAY, CRAIL. 



This bay or cove near Crail is highly spoken of, and might 

 apparently be made into a good harbour. It is 3| miles from 

 Anstruther towards Fife-Ness, and has been very favour- 

 ably reported on by Mr. James Leslie, of ?2A, George Street, 

 Edinburgh, as stated by Mr. Young. Mr. Leslie states : "It 

 is at a part of the Firth where the shelter of a harbour is 

 very much wanted, to save vessels from having to run up 

 in easterly gales to the lee of Inchkeith, or to Burnt Island 

 roads, or even above Queensferry, and where it would be of 

 great use in westerly gales, which, although they do not 

 raise so heavy a swell in the Firth of Forth as those off 

 the German Ocean do, are nevertheless more frequent, and 

 often more violent, so that it is no uncommon thing for 

 vessels to be blown out of the Firth by a heavy south- 

 wester, for want of some secure place of refuge which 

 they might run to." 



Mr. Leslie then describes two plans of different extent and 

 expense, and reference would doubtless be made to the same 

 before commencing any work here. Recommendation can 

 scarcely be more strongly expressed of the desirability of a 



