lxxviii Fifth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



The Board regret to record the retirement of Mr Williamson, 

 one of their number, who found it necessary to resign his office 

 soon after he ceased to represent the St Andrews Burghs in 

 Parliament. 



Explanation as An apology is due for the length of the Appendices which follow 

 Appendices! fcne ^ e P ort 5 Du k every effort has been made to keep them within 

 reasonable limits by the exclusion of several papers not without 

 interest, — and it will be observed that the unusual size of the 

 volume is mainly caused by the elaborate statistics connected with 

 Trawling, which, in the present state of the controversy, we felt it 

 our duty to give entire. 



We have the honour to be, 

 My Lord, 



Your Lordship's most obedient Servants, 



THOMAS J. BOYD, Chairman. 



JOHN GUTHEIE SMITH, Deputy -Chairman. 



GEO. H. M. THOMS. 



ALEXR FORBES IRVINE. 



J. R. G. MAITLAND. 



J. COSSAR EWART. 



J. MAXTONE GRAHAM. 



J AS. J. GRIEVE. 



