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Scotland, but also of England and, later on, of the 

 Isle of Man.^ The duties of this body were : 

 (i) to disburse the sum of money annually voted 

 by Parliament for the payment of bounties, (2) 

 to " brand " herrings destined for export, (3) to 

 administer the regulations relating to the manner 

 of curing and packing herrings, and (4) to collect 

 statistics and furnish annual reports to Parliament. 

 It had an inspectory staff, with districts and brand- 

 ing stations, and it was given the assistance of 

 Government vessels for marine superintendence. 



Two kinds of bounties were paid, which 

 were : — 



I. Tonnage Bounties 



For herring vessels — ;^3 per ton per year was paid to 

 every " buss " or herring vessel over 60 and 

 under 100 tons burden, built and owned in Great 

 Britain, and equipped for the capture of herrings 

 in British waters. 



For cod and ling vessels — 



1820 to 1826, 50s. per ton. 



1826 to 1827, 45s. per ton. 



1827 to 1830, 35s. per ton. 



All the tonnage bounties ceased in 1830. 



2. Bounties on Fish Cured 



On herrings — 1808 to 18 15 — 2s. per barrel of this 

 fish caught in British seas and cured and packed 

 according to the regulations prescribed by the 

 Board. 



1 The English and Manx stations were abandoned latterly, and the 

 Board became purely a Scottish authority. 



