of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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in considerably greater numbers than in the preceding year. The 

 other species enumerated are very erratic in their visits to Scottish 

 waters, and in 1913 only Sperm and Bottlenose whales were present 

 in any appreciable number. During the year under review not a 

 single specimen of either of these was captured, but, on the other 

 hand, a fair number of Blue whales — the largest of ail cetaceans — and 

 of the valuable Northcaper or Atlantic right whale, would appear to 

 have returned, as 19 of the former and 5 of the latter were taken, 

 whereas in the preceding year only 2 Blue whales and 1 North - 

 caper were captured. 



Little change occurred in the men and material employed in this 

 industry. The number of steamers engaged, which last year was 

 increased to 13, in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 2 (4) of the 

 Whale Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 1907, remained unaltered, although 

 the aggregate tonnage of these vessels was greater by 59 tons, and 

 the value by £200. The crews of these vessels numbered 130, or 1 

 more than in 1913, and were all Norwegians. During the season 412 

 voyages were made, or an average of 31 per vessel, these figures being 

 practically identical with those for the preceding year. 



In the shore factories local labour was more largely employed than 

 in 1913, 164, or 59 per cent, of the totalnumbor of i.iamls engaged during 

 the height of the season having been British, as against 141, or 52 per 

 cent, in the preceding year — an increase which was doubtless attribut- 

 able to the larger number of whales which fell to be dealt with. 



These statistics may be summarised as follows : — 



No. of Total 

 Steamers. Tonnage. 



1914 

 1913 



13 

 13 



550 

 491 



II. 



Total 

 Value. 



£ 



54,200 

 54,000 



Men 

 engaged 

 on 



Steamers, 



130 

 129 



Men employed 

 in Factories 

 (Maximum 

 Number). 



Brit. Foreign. 



164 114 

 141 129 



No. of 

 Voyages 

 made. 



412 

 411 



The quantity and value of the various products of the industry are 

 shown in the following table, together with the corresponding figures for 

 1913 :— 



III. 





1914. 



1913. 



Products. 



Weight. 



Value. 



Average 



Price 

 per Ton. 



Weight. 



Value. 



Average 



Price 

 per Ton. 



Oil . 



Cattle Food 

 Bonemeal . 

 Manure . 

 Whalebone 

 Spermaceti 



Tons. 



2,334 

 263 

 176 



1,354 

 78 



£ 



48,748 

 1,939 

 608 

 7,668 

 2,587 



£ s. 



20 18 

 7 7 

 3 9 

 5 13 



33 3 



Tons. 

 1,723 

 221 

 121 

 963 

 44 

 85 



£ 



32,348 

 1,657 

 449 

 6,381 

 1,831 

 2,022 



£ s. 



18 15 

 7 10 

 3 14 

 6 12 



41 16 



23 16 







61,550 







44,688 





