of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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boats are now at work) throw an interesting light upon the advantages 

 of motor installation. (It may be explained that the Campbeltown 

 boats, using mainly the seine net, work necessarily in pairs.) 



Pairs. Gross Earnings. 



Motor Boats, £840 to £1,440 



Motor and Sail Boat, ... 600 to 960 



Sail Boats, 360 to 550 



These figures show at a glance that the adoption of motor power has 

 been a distinct success, and that it is so regarded by the fishermen is 

 evident from the fact that the Campbeltown motor fleet increased 

 from 18 in 1909 to 40 in 1910. 



While the subject of the increased earnings of small motor fishing 

 boats is being discussed, it is interesting to note that even in Shetland, 

 where the weather conditions are by no means so favourable as in the 

 comparatively sheltered Clyde area, motor installations in skiffs have 

 proved successful. One small boat of this type, for example, earned 

 £607 (gross) for the year, about seven-eighths of which could be 

 looked upon as net earnings. In another instance, two crews working 

 haddock lines for about 10 weeks grossed £220. On the whole, the 

 fishermen appeared to be highly pleased with the results, and the fact 

 that they could often make two trips a day instead of one by sail 

 boats, and were, moreover, able to work their boats with a crew of 4 

 men as compared with 5 for the sailers, largely discounted the extra 

 cost of running expenses. 



Conclusion. 



There seems to be practically no doubt that the marine oil-engine, 

 both as an auxiliary and as a main motive power in fishing boats, has 

 a distinct future before it. It is true that in some quarters it is still 

 regarded by the fishermen with distrust and suspicion, but with the 

 improvements which may confidently be anticipated it is very probable 

 that their objections will be overcome. One of the main objections 

 which still remains is the failure of the motor engine satisfactorily to 

 work the capstan, and until this difficulty has been surmounted the 

 general acceptance of motor-power in fishing boats will be retarded. 



Opportunity is taken here to direct attention to a pamphlet recently 

 prepared by Captain J. K. M'Ewan, Marine Superintendent to the 

 Board, on the more technical aspects of the subject in connection with 

 a visit paid by him to the North Sea Fisheries Exhibition at Yarmouth 

 in November 1910. The title of the pamphlet is " Report on Fishing 

 Boat Motor-Engines Exhibited, &€.," and is published by H.M. 

 Stationery Office at a cost of twopence. 



FISH LANDED. 



I. Total Catch. 



As reported in the general statement regarding the year's fisheries, 

 the total quantity of fish landed in Scotland during 1910 (exclusive 

 of shell-fish) was 8,709,655 cwts., valued at £3,100,387. These 



