of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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In securing the catch 13 steamers were employed, as compared 

 with 11 in 1912, two of the companies having, in accordance with 

 the provisions of Sec. 2 (4) of the Whale Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 

 1907, been granted permission to employ an additional steamer each. 

 The aggregate tonnage of these vessels was 491 tons, and their value 

 £54,000, as against 469 tons and £51,800 in 1912. The crews of these 

 vessels numbered 129, as compared with 110 in the preceding year, 

 all of whom were Norwegians. During the season, which lasted 

 from April to September, 411 voyages were made, or an average of 31 

 per vessel, as compared with 391, and an average of 36, in 1912. 



At the height of the season the operations carried on on shore gave 

 employment to 270 men, of whom 129 were Norwegian and 141 

 British, as compared with 138 Norwegians and 143 British in the 

 preceding year, the net decrease of 11 being attributable to the 

 smaller number of whales which fell to be dealt with. 



These statistics may be summarised as follows : — 



No. of Total 

 Steamers. Tonnage. 



1913 

 1912 



13 

 11 



491 

 469 



Total 

 Value. 



£ 



54,000 

 51,800 



Men 

 engaged 

 on 



Steamers. 



129 

 110 



Men employed 

 in Factories 

 (Maximum 

 Number). 



Brit. Foreign. 



141 129 

 143 138 



No. of 

 Voyages 

 made. 



411 

 391 



The quantity and value of the various products of the industry 

 are shown in the following table, together with the corresponding 



figures for 1912 





1913. 



1912. 



Products. 



Weight. 



Value. 



Average 



Price 

 per Ton. 



Weight. 



Value. 



Average 



Price 

 per Ton. 



Oil . 



Cattle Food 

 Bonemeal . 

 Manure . 

 Whalebone 

 Spermaceti 



Tons. 

 1,723 

 221 

 121 

 963 

 44 

 85 



£ 



32,348 

 1,657 

 449 

 6,381 

 1,831 

 2,022 



£ s. 



18 15 

 7 10 

 3 14 

 6 12 



41 16 



23 16 



Tons. 

 2,060 

 336 

 218 

 957 

 44 

 102 



£ 



33,396 

 2,555 

 863 

 5,810 

 3,562 

 2,462 



£ s. 



16 4 

 7 12 

 3 19 

 6 1 



80 1 



24 3 







44,688 







48,648 





The above table shows that there was a falling off in the production 

 of every commodity except manure and whalebone, which is only to 

 be expected in view of the decreased catch and inferior condition 

 of the whales. The most noteworthy feature is the substantial 

 advance in the price realised for oil. This was due to the adoption of 

 improved methods of refining the raw oil, and the improvement so 

 effected resulted in whale oil frequently realising higher prices than 

 the vegetable oils, with which it formerly had some difficulty in com- 

 peting. The drop in the price of whalebone was due to the almost 

 complete absence from the catch of the Northcaper (Atlantic right 



