253 



of 20s. and 153. a week. During the first six weeks of the shooting, and 

 at other times during the season, additional gillies have to be employed, 

 their wages being 253. to 303. a week. I average their number at two. 

 Thus we would have for the 



Annual Expenditure in Wages, 



3,300 keepers, at 20s. a week £171,600 



6,600 assistants, at 15s. ,, 257,400 



6,600 gillies for six weeks, at 25s. a week 49,500 



Total, 16,500 men £478,500 



To the 3,300 shootings which are either let to tenants or are in the 

 ocoupation of the proprietors, there would be invited during the first 

 six weeks a great number of guests. Of necessity they come in relays. 

 Say three at a time are invited, and that there are four relays, we 

 would then have twelve individual guests to each shooting. That would 

 give us a total of 39,600, most of whom have to travel long distances to 

 the houses of their hosts. Put down to each £10 as his expenses of 

 travelling, ammunition, and gratuities, we would arrive at £396,000 as 

 the sum laid out by the guests, and this does not include the expenses 

 of wives and daughters who are often invited. 



We now come to deal with the " Shootings under £30." As seen in 

 the table I have given, they total about £20,300, which I divide into 

 1,000 shootings. To each of these two friends go for a fortnight's shoot. 

 Th-^.y, almost to a man, have to put up at an hotel, the nearest to their 

 shooting. From the time they leave home until they return these 

 young fellows will each have had to pay daily at least 25s. to cover 

 travelling, hotel-bills, ammunition, gratuities, and other expenses. 

 Therefore, from gentlemen who take the small shootings we have, in a 

 fortnight, an expenditure of £35,000. Their rents are included in the 

 general rental already given. 



Dogs are used in great numbers over nearly all the moors in 

 Scotland. It is only on very few where they are not a necessity early 

 in the season. I shall, however, allot only six dogs to each of the large 

 shootings, and two to eich of those under £30. That gives us 21,800 

 dogs. They are attended to by the assistants, but to feed during, say, 

 four weeks, they will cost Is. 6i. each per week. That comes to, say, 

 £6,500. Of course, nearly all the dogs come from England and return 

 there for the autumn and winter shooting. 



The shepherds are a very important factor in the maintenance of a 

 grouse moor. Lucky it is that as a class the Scotch shepherds are 

 exceedingly loyal, well-disposed men, for in their power lies a great 

 deal towards rendering a season good or bad. Constantly on the moors 

 attending their flocks, they without extra trouble do good service 

 to the owne;- or lessee, and for this they get gratuities in some shape or 

 other. There are no shepherds on the deer forests, but upon some of 

 the extensive grouse-shootings there are many. I shall therefore put 

 down three shepherds to each of the large and one to the small 

 shootings, and that they get in donations 20s. per annum. That totals 

 up lo, say, £11,000 for the shepherds. 



