of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Findochty Harbour. — This scheme is still deferred until after the war. 



Buckie Harbour. — This Improvement Scheme still continues to make 

 good progress and is nearlDg completion. The North West Pier is finished, 

 and the Jetties are almost completed, Avhile the excavation of three of the 

 harbour basins is all but finished. There still remains to be executed the 

 works which were provisionally cancelled on account of the war, and the 

 pointing of the defective work in the breakwaters. 



The entrance breakwater sustained damage by the waves during storms 

 in the spring of the year, whereby some of the concrete blocks in the outer 

 end were displaced. Measures are now being taken to have the damage 

 repaired and the structure secured. 



In answer to the application of the Town Council for further financial 

 assistance the Treasury, on the recommendation of the Development Com- 

 missioners and the Board, have promised an additional loan of £14,750 

 from the Development Fund towards the cost of the. scheme, while the 

 Board have promised a grant of £8000 for the same purpose. 



Payment of the final instalment, amounting to £8250, has been made 

 to the Trustees by the Board of Trade, and also an instalment of £9000 by 

 way of loan from the Development Fund. Payment has also been made of 

 the grant of £8000 promised by the Board. 



Lossiemouth Harbour. — This Improvement Scheme is to provide winter- 

 ing accommodation for herring drifters at the mouth of the River Lossie, 

 with outer breakwaters to protect the interior during storms. 



The concrete breakwater at the west side of the entrance has been 

 constructed for a length of 216 feet, while the concrete East Pier h^s been 

 built for a length of 220 feet. The timber wharves in the interior are 

 practically finished, and the iron foot bridge which spans the river has been 

 removed to another site further up stream and is in course of erection. , 



Payments amounting to £4357, Is. 4d. have been made to the Harbour 

 Commissioners by way of grant and loan from the Development Fund. 



Nairn Harbour, — Reconsideration of this Improvement Scheme is still 

 engaging the attention of the Town Council. 



Wick Harbour. — This Improvement Scheme is for the extension and 

 proper protection of Wick Harbour. It includes the erection of outer 

 breakwaters in the middle of the bay for the complete protection of the 

 existing works, the completion of the River Harbour by the rebuilding of 

 the River Piers and the extension of the berthing accommodation up the 

 river. In addition to these works provision is made for the improvement 

 and security of the works of the older harbour basins and piers. 



Meantime consideration of the larger works has been deferred on 

 account of the war, and the Treasury, on the recommendation of the. 

 Development Commissioners and the Board, have promised a loan oi 

 £31,260 to secure the piers and breakwaters of the harbour against further 

 damagfe by storms. 



The work is being carried out departmentally with the Resident 

 Engineer in charge of the operations. The foundations of the South Pier 

 or Breakwater were sufficiently secured by large bags of concrete before the 

 winter storms appeared, while the outer end of the North Pier was carefully 

 underpinned with concrete in small bags. 



Payments amounting to £4365, 7s. have been made to the Trustees by 

 way of loan from the Development Fund. 



R. Gordon Nicol, 



Co7isuUing Engineer. 



