XIV 



Thirty-second Annual Report 



Vessels. 



Year. 



Xurnber. 



Percentage 

 of Increase. 



Tonnage. 



Percentage 

 of Increase. 



Value. 













£ 



1904 



204 



31 



5,161 



28 



453,095 



1905 



209 



2 



5,177 





452,080 



1906 



274 



31 



6,538 



26 



608,060 



1907 



508 



85 



11,828 



81 



1.245,268 



1908 



026 



23 



15,610 



32 



1,535,550 



1909 



(U)5 



() 



16,864 



8 



1,635,()02 



1910 



725 



9 



18,757 



11 



1,762,68(5 



1911 



794 



10 



21,146 



13 



1,903,298 



1912 



824 



4 



22,470 



() 



1,953,140 



1913 



884 



7 



24,708 



10 



2,051,980 



27 



35 

 105 

 23 

 6i 

 8' 

 8 



91 



Fishing (Iear. 



Value. 



£ 



59,596 

 64,327 

 96,588 

 182,426 

 232.2 1() 

 248,455 

 272,982 

 303,201 

 315,722 

 343,362 



32 

 8 

 50 

 89 

 27 

 7 



10 

 11 

 4 



Men 

 AND Boys 

 Employed.* 



1,639 

 1,747 

 2,347 

 3,993 

 4,924 

 5.428 

 5,748 

 6,064 

 6,290 

 6,536 



26 

 7 

 34 

 70 

 23 

 10 

 6 

 5 

 3 

 4 



* Including non-resident men. 



The increase shown is twice as great as was recorded last year, and 

 reports from several of the districts indicate that a considerable num- 

 ber have been added to the register since the various returns were 

 compiled. About half the number added during the year were 

 second-hand vessels. 



Following on two successive good herring fishing seasons the 

 closing months of 1913 witnessed a great demand for steam drifters. 

 Building yards were fully booked up, and were unable to undertake 

 all orders offered, while the prices of second-hand vessels rose accord- 

 ingly. In some districts the fishermen continue to favour a smaller 

 type of steamer than has recently been the case. The difference 

 between the cost of such a steamer built of wood and that of a steel 

 drifter of the largest type is considerable, while the cost of working 

 is naturally lower also. 



The majority of the East Coast districts share in the increase. 

 Fraserburgh takes first place with an addition of 21, while Buckie 

 is a good second with 19, and the number of steam drifters in the latter 

 district now — for the first time — exceeds the number of sailing 

 drifters. 



As before, information has been obtained as to the earnings of 

 the steam fishing fleet at the principal herring fishings, and the 

 following table may be taken as giving a fairly accurate estimate of 

 the average figures for the principal districts : — 



Average Earnings per Vessel. 

 Great Summer English Herring 

 Herring Fishing. Fishing. 



District. 



Anstruther . 

 Aberdeen . 

 Peterhead . 

 Fraserburgh 

 Banfi 

 Buckie 

 Findhorn . 

 Wick 



1913. 



£ 

 962 

 700 

 1,260 

 1,250 

 1,280 

 1,200 

 1,200 

 1,350 



1912, 



£ 

 830 

 740 

 982 

 1,043 

 960 

 950 

 1,000 

 1,020 



1913. 



£ 



790 

 715 

 850 

 760 

 720 

 800 

 760 

 670 



1912. 

 £ 

 740 

 660 

 825 

 790 

 750 

 800 

 700 

 720 



