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many fishermen to divulge figures, and also because 

 proper accounts are not kept. Motor-boat fishing, 

 which has developed enormously, proved very successful, 

 and these east coast craft auxiliary motor-boats occupy 

 a position intermediate between steam-drifters and sail- 

 drifters. The following figures relating to a typical Scotch 

 district, with a fairly large motor-fleet, are considered to 



be authentic : 



Summer Her ring- Fishing. 



Steam-drifters 

 Motor-boats . 

 Sail-boats 



Steam-drifters 



Motor-boats 



Sail-boats 



Highest. 



; I0 5 

 910 

 600 



Lowest. 



500 

 105 



English Herring- Fishing. 



Highest. Lowest. 



540 

 31 



90 



75 



Average. 



;8oo 



635 



355 



Average. 



320 

 162 



The average earnings per vessel of the craft engaged 

 in the principal fishings off the Scottish and English 

 coasts were regarded as " fair." The results for the 

 chief districts were 



1 Includes also early herring-fishing. 



