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2,439,515 ; Hull, 1,607,648 ; Billingsgate, 964,620 ; North Shields, 

 923,074 ; Fleetwood, 745,632 ; Milford, 492,327 ; Hartlepool, 

 251,493 ; Blyth, 222,845. 



In Scotland the fishery statistics are published separately for 

 twenty-seven districts. Of these, eight yielded returns of over 

 200,000 cwt. of sea fish in 1913 : — 



Aberdeen, 2,151,952 cwt. ; Peterhead, 805,885 ; Shetland, 

 771,694 ; Fraserburgh, 681,088 ; Stornoway, 606,212 ; Wick, 

 454,480; Leith, 346,372 ; Orkney, 340,194. 



Fish was practically the only pre-war foodstuff exported^ from 

 the British Isles, and the extent of this branch of the trade is 

 probably not generally appreciated. The total quantity of fresh 

 fish and shellfish exported in 1913 was 1,464,296 cwt., valued at 

 £1,212,493 ; in 1912 the weight was 1,402,778 cwt., value £1,197,521. 

 The weight of cured fish exported in 1913 was 9,530,407 cwt., 

 valued at £6,288,608 ; and in 1912 9,130,407 cwt., value £5,523,978. 



Of the fresh fish exported the great bulk is herring, the weight of 

 this fish being for 1913 no less than 1,163,334 cwt., value £585,738. 

 Of this the greatest quantity (1,111,790 cwt.) went to Germany. 

 The Netherlands and Belgium come next, but are far behind the 

 German total. Over 40,000 cwt. of both cod and haddock were 

 exported fresh, the greater part going to Germany and Belgium. 

 Over 15,000 cwt. of fresh mackerel and 6700 cwt. of salmon (fresh) 

 were exported, the major portion of which went to France and 

 Belgium. 



Of the cured fish no less than 8,797,106 cwt. were herring, the 

 average price per cwt. of which was i2-i shillings. Of this fish 

 Germany took nearly 4 million cwt., Russia coming second with 

 over 3'^ millions. There is a big drop to the next country, the 

 United States, which took from us a little over 400,000 cwt. in 1913. 

 Italy, which takes principally red or smoked herring, imported from 

 us 91,590 cwt., and New Zealand, which prefers the tinned variety, 

 11,656 cwt. Greece took 42,169 cwt., mostly smoked, and Australia 

 71,655 cwt. (mostly tinned). The immense distribution of British 

 herring all over the world can only be realised by consulting the 

 detailed lists. In Africa they went not only to British possessions , 

 but to Liberia, the Congo Free State, Abyssinia and the Portu- 

 guese and former German colonies. In Asia they reach Siberia, 

 India, China, Japan, Ceylon, Burma, the Straits Settlements, the 

 Malay States and Java. They have formed an important item in 

 the author's dinner at a d§.k bungalow in the wilds of Bengal. 



They go to Hawaii, Papua and the various Pacific Islands, and 

 to nearly all the South American States. 



1 See Appendix, p. 275. 



