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Appendices to Thirty-third Annual Report 



As haslbeen the case for several years, the work of the boatbuilders 

 consisted mainly of the alteration of boats having motors installed. The 

 7 crews at the Irish herring fishing had only slight success, the average 

 earnings being £187, as compared with £519 in 1913. One of the boats 

 was damaged to the extent of £100. Owing to the danger of mines, 

 none of the motor boats proceeded to the English autumn fishing. Of 

 the 16 steam drifters at this fishing, 9 returned after the German raid, 

 with average earnings of £544 ; while the 7 which returned in December 

 had £1434, the highest being £2700. One boat was sHghtly damaged by 

 a mine. 



A fisherman lost his life through falling overboard in Eyemouth Bay. 



Table showing the Number of Boats employed in each Week during the 

 Herring Fishing Seasons of 1914 and 1913 ; the Weekly Landings, 

 and Prices obtained for Fresh Herrings. 



1914. 



1913. 



Week 

 ended. 



1 



Number of Boats. 



Total 

 Catch 



for 

 Week. 



Average Price 

 for Fresh 

 Herrings. 



Number of Boats. 



Total 

 Catch 



for 

 Week. 



Average Prices 

 for Fresh 

 Herrings. 



Steam. 



Motor. 



Sail. 



Steam. 



Motor. 



Sail. 











Crans. 



Per Cran. 









Grans. 



Per Cran. 













s. d. 











s. d. 



! 6th May 



132 



47 



11 



5,142 



19 0 



58 



34 



14 



2,293 



19 11 



23rd „ 



127 



50 



18 



5,144 



21 10 



61 



40 



18 



3,332 



19 7 



:jOth „ 



117 



51 



20 



7,701 



16 7 



64 



44 



21 



5,666 



15 2 



6th June 



114 



50 



30 



9,685 



14 8 



59 



41 



36 



5,233 



19 0 



13th „ 



107 



47 



24 



5,672 



26 5 



61 



41 



42 



8,615 



23 6 



20th „ 



IIG 



49 



32 



5,316 



29 8 



76 



39 



35 



12,711 



15 5 



27th „ 



113 



49 



38 



6,184 



23 0 



129 



42 



60 



13,770 



18 11 



4th Jnly 



127 



48 



38 



9,099 



15 9 



142 



45 



80 



22,756 



17 10 



11th „■ 



138 



52 



45 



13,018 



16 7 



173 



45 



71 



13,109 



30 11 



18th „ 



161 



50 



34 



7,657 



21 11 



359 



52 



91 



27,433 



33 1 



25th „ 



190 



65 



42 



9,976 



20 11 



370 



51 



103 



21,503 



35 2 



1st Aug. 



199 



58 



46 



9,160 



28 10 



340 



61 



103 



28,508 



32 5 



8th „ 



168 



57 



56 



8,682 



27 10 



382 



42 



72 



20,642 



34 0 



15th „ 



27 



60 



39 



3,215 



27 9 



213 



38 



99 



11,164 



37 7 



22nd „ 



91 



51 



34 



2,856 



3(> 4 



182 



39 



86 



11,566 



35 6 



29th „ 



114 



.66 



42 



2,003 



32 5 



170 



34 



63 



11,641 



30 3 



5th Sept. 



40 



51 



20 



1,231 



34 10 



66 



23 



22 



7,778 



30 7 



12th „ 



8 







260 



40 5 



48 



26 



24 



6,039 



28 3 



The effects of the war on the fishing industry in 1914 may be briefly 

 stated. 



As regards the fishermen, the slight restriction on the herring fishing 

 only affected them to a small degree, except that some 38 crews were 

 deterred from prosecuting the Enghsh autimm fishing, on account of the 

 danger from mines. Line-fishing has been, and continues to be, 

 prosecuted as usual. As tlie war began at the time when the curing 

 of herrings for export usually becomes general throughout the district, 

 this branch of the industry was practically a blank. 



The trade in kippering and freshing proceeded as usual, so tliat most 

 of the women workers made a fair wage, considering the loss in gutting 

 and packing. Of those engaged solely in gutting and packing, the number 

 was very small, as most of the principal curers did not commence opera- 

 tions. The loss of work at the English herring fishing affected all classes, 

 and would be more especially felt by coopers and women. Few coopers 



