XXXVl 



Thirty- second Annual Report 



preceding year. The results of operations in the sister countries as 

 shown in the following table : — 



Statement showing the number of Scottish Fishing Boats employed, 

 and the quantity and value of herrings landed by them at the 

 Endish and Irish fishinojs. 



Scottish District 

 to whicli 

 Boats Belong. 



Particulars of Fishing 

 on Coasts of England. 



Particulars of Fishing 

 on Coasts of Ireland. 



Total 

 Cwts. 



Total 

 Value. 



Boats. 



Cwts. 



Value. 



Boats. 



Cwts. 



Value. 









£ 







£ 





£ 



Eyemouth 



46 



89,768 



25,648 



11 



14,999 



5,712 



104,767 



31,360 



Leith 



25 



9,665 



11,836 



1 



250 



400 



9,915 



12,236 



Anstruther 



123 



210,465 



70,255 



2 



1,200 



480 



211,665 



70,735 



Montrose . 



55 



12,843 



15,371 









12,843 



15,371 



Stonehaven 



7 



3,609 



1,397 









3,609 



1,397 



Aberdeen . 



44 



105,445 



31.486 









105,445 



31,486 



Peterhead 



128 



371,980 



106,280 



' 5 



2,430 



1,250 



374,410 



107,530 



Fraserburgh 



113 



245,473 



73,560 



12 



11,340 



5,040 



256,813 



78,600 



Banff 



109 



241,458 



70,184 



28 



26,355 



8,890 



267,813 



79,074 



Buckie 



345 



804,069 



241,200 



60 



31,500 



12,800 



835,569 



254,000 



Findhorn . 



132 



313,798 



94,440 



40 



14,000 



6,000 



327,798 



100,440 



Cromarty . 



2 



2,800 



760 









2,800 



760 



Helmsdale 



9 



16,700 



5,031 









16,700 



5.031 



Wick 



20 



45,592 



11,660 









45.592 



li;660 



Shetland . 



5 



14,518 



4,148 









14,518 



4,148 



Totals . 



1,163 



2,488,183 



763,256 



159 



102,074 



40,572 



2,590,257 



803,828 



The results at the English fishing mark a substantial improvement 

 upon the preceding year's notable record, the catch of 2,488,183 cwts. 

 surpassing that of 1912 by 158,810 cwts., while the value was greater 

 by £61,361. The average earnings per vessel were also the highest 

 in the history of the fishing ; but for this the credit must be given 

 entirely to steamers, whose average was £794, as compared with £769 

 in 1912, as the earnings of motor boats and sailing boats, which were 

 £365 and £235 respectively, compare unfavourably with those obtained 

 in the previous year, viz., £450 and £246. 



The East Anglian fishing of 1913 was a truly remarkable one. 

 For a considerable period it appeared as if the season were to be no 

 more successful than the Scottish one, but towards the end of October 

 the situation changed with dramatic suddenness, and within a few 

 weeks the previous year's record total had been overtaken and passed. 

 When the season finally closed, it was found that the total catch 

 amounted to over 1,350,000 crans, or 243,000 crans more than in 1912, 

 and some idea of the intensity of the fishing will be gained when it is 

 stated that nearly half of this catch was landed within three weeks. In 

 one week at Yarmouth alone the landings exceeded the total quantity 

 landed at Fraserburgh during the entire summer season, which lasted 

 about fourteen weeks, while the combined catches at Peterhead, Aber- 

 deen, and Fraserburgh during the same period did not equal the quan- 

 tity landed in a single fortnight at Yarmouth and Lowestoft. 



To cope successfully with the heavy landings threw a heavy strain 

 upon the curing staffs, who for a time were literally working night and 

 day, but not the least remarkable feature of the season was the celerity 

 with which this task was accomplished. 



The fleet which repaired to the Irish fishings comprised 146 



