of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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With regard to values, the total value for the whole period amounted to 

 £331,825, or an average per annum of ,£12,762. In the years 1883 - 1895 

 the value amounted to £143,198, and the average to £11,015; in the 

 years 1896- 1908 the aggregate value was £188,627, the average being 

 £14,510, showing therefore a considerable increase. 



The total value on the East Coast was £64,498, the average being 

 £2481 ; in the first period the average was £2592, and in the second 

 period the average was £2369, showing therefore a small decrease. In 

 Orkney and Shetland the total value amounted to £28,088, the average 

 per annum being £1080. In the first period the average was £1448, and 

 in the second period £713, indicating a considerable decrease. On the 

 West Coast the aggregate value was £239,239, the average per annum 

 being £9201. In the first period the average was £6975, and in the 

 second £11,428, showing a considerable increase. 



During the period there has been a fairly steady rise in the price of this 

 class, as shown in the following table, which represents the average 

 value in shillings per cwt. for each quinquennial period : — 



East Orkney and West All 

 Coast. Shetland. Coast. Scotland. 



1884-1888 2-9 3-1 5 1 4-0 



1889-1893 3-1 3-0 4*4 3-8 



1894-1898 3-3 2*7 5-6 4-6 



1899-1903 3-4 2-8 6*6 5-4 



1904-1908 3 3 3-5 6 7 5*6 



