CAPTURES BY LINERS AND TRAWLERS IN 1894 — 5. 85 



The value of the round fishes in 1894 is 7^. 2d. per cwfc. for 

 the liner and 95. 8d. for the trawler, a balance of 2s. 5d in 

 favour of the latter. This is somewhat less (by 8^d.) than in 

 1893. For flat fishes on an average the liner received lis. ^d. 

 {\s. 6d more than in 1893), the trawler 235. 7d per cwt. (2d 

 less than in 1893). Both had the same price for the other 

 kinds of fishes, viz. 45. lOd. per cwt. The disproportion in 

 regard to the price of the flat fishes has always been a marked 

 feature in contrasting the two classes of fishermen, and is 

 probably due to turbot and lemon-dabs. 



The grand total of all kinds of fishes landed in 1894 w^as 

 6,188,774 cwts. or less by 19,244 cwts. than in 1893. If 

 herrings, sprats, sparlings and mackerel (viz. 4,351,628) are 

 deducted 1,837,146 cwts. are left, an increase of 115,315 cwts. 

 on 1893. Of this about 1,388,777 cwts. pertain to the liners or 

 92,633 cwts. more than last year, and 448,369 to the trawlers, 

 or 22,682 cwts. of an increase over 1893. 



This year (1894) also a decrease occurred in the number 

 of boats propelled by sails or oars of 213, of fishermen and boys 

 721, so that this must be taken into account in considering the 

 quantities landed by the liners. There was an increase, how- 

 ever, in steam-liners of 6, the numbers being for 1893 — 38, for 

 1894 — 44 ; and an increase of 50 men. The energy necessary 

 for working steam-fishing vessels with profit has also some 

 connection with the increase in this department. 



During the year 5 steam-trawling vessels were added to 

 the fleet (4 to Aberdeen and 1 to Leith) and 52 men. The 

 total number in Scotland being thus 77, that is, trebled since 

 the agitation on the subject commenced in 1883. Moreover 

 the quality of the vessels has considerably improved. Besides 

 these, 38 steam trawders, other than Scottish, fished off the east 

 coast of Scotland. 



The liners captured in 1895, 1,343,011 cwts, of round fishes 

 = £482,820, an increase of 107,065 cwts. and £25,022 on the 

 amount and value of 1884. This considerable increase was 

 largely due to the fact that 110,537 cwts. of haddocks more 

 than in 1894 were secured, a point of some importance in view 

 of the persistent efforts in certain quarters to pronounce the 



