TO HERRING FISHERY. 



faftion ; they are then put into barrels and falted ; 

 all that are taken under five lafh are thus prepared 

 for the market. The overplus, \vh ich' they call Jla- 

 hers, are alfo gilled, lightly falted, and thrown 

 into boats to be fent afhore after the firft faking. 

 The herrings are left on deck throughout the fol 

 lowing night. On the fecond morning they are pro- 

 perly packed, and the barrels, being filled up, are 

 placed in the hold. In the beginning a part of the 

 take is fent aftiore in the lighters called Jaagers. 

 When the herrings are fully cured 5 the bufs herfelf 

 goes towards land, difcharges her freight, and lays 

 in provifion for a fecond expedition. As experience 

 has taught, that herrings caught at certain feafons 

 keep longed, and are beft for ufe, the time for 

 beginning the fifhery is fixed by law. Before the 

 25th of June, all maflers of fifhing fmacks, previ- 

 ous to their departure from Holland, are bound 

 over not to trefpafs this ordinance, and at their 

 return are obliged to declare upon v oath, that they 

 have not, by their own deeds or by the miniftry 

 of others, contravened the law. Teflimonials of 

 this are given to each fhip, marked with the place 

 of donation, to the end that none be deceived or 

 the trade fufFer by improper goods The place 

 of the fifhery changes with the feafons. From St. 

 John's to St. James's /. e. from the 24th of June to 

 the 25th of July, the feat of the fifhery is be- 

 tween Fairhill and Shetland} during this period 

 herrings of the befl quality are taken j from St. 



James's 



