of the Fisher 11 Board for Scotland. 



ix 



meet that change. This is without doubt the most pressing problem 

 in connection with the herring fishing industry. 



The establishment of a National Development Fund under the 

 provisions of the Development Act (9 Edw. 7, c. 47), (with special 

 powers under Section 1, sub-section (1) (e) and {g) for the Treasury, 

 upon the recommendation of the Development Commissioners, to 

 make advances to a Government Department, or through a Govern- 

 ment Department, to a Public Authority for, among other objects, 

 (e) the construction and improvement of harbours, and {cj) the 

 development and improvement of fisheries) appeared to the Board 

 to afford a favourable opportunity to bring this subject as a whole 

 under the notice of the Development Commissioners before they 

 decided upon the merits of individual cases submitted to them. In 

 order to expiscate matters fully a Committee of the Board visited 

 the localities, and interviewed the various harbour authorities and 

 inspected the harbours. They duly reported to the Board, and the 

 Board to the Development Commissioners. The latter body after- 

 wards deputed two of their number, namely, the yice-Chairman and 

 Sir W. Haldane, together with their Secretary, to visit these localities, 

 and they were accompanied by the Deputy-Chairman and Secretary 

 of the Fishery Board. 



The result up to this date is shown in the following table. 



Grants and Loans to Scottish Fishery Harbours. 











By Fish- 











By Development 



ery 







Total 





C 



Dmmissioners. 



Board. 



Total 





Amount 



Name of 













Total 



to be 













Harbour. 



Free 

 Grant. 



Free 

 Lpan. 



Loan 

 bearing 

 Interest. 



Free 

 Grant. 



Free 

 Grants, 



Loans. 



applied 

 to Harbour 

 Assistance. 





£ 



£ 



£ 



£ 



£ 



£ 



£ 



Berwick-on-Tweed, 



4,000 





7,000 





4,000 



7,000 



11,000 



Port Seton, . 



1,250 







4,350 



5,600 





5,600 



St. Andrews, . 









1,500 



1,500 





1,500 



Stonehaven, . 



6,500 



7,000 







6,500 



7,000 



13,500 



Gardenstown, 



4,000 





4,000 





4,000 



4,000 



8,000 



Macduff, 



10.000 





12,000 



2,000 



12,000 



12,000 



24,000 



Cullen, . 



2,300 





2,300 





2,300 



2,300 



4,600 



Portknockie, . 



3,200 





2,800 





3,200 



2,800 



6,000 



Findochty, 



1,500 





1,500 



500 



2,000 



1,500 



3,500 



Buckie, . 



8,000 



25,000 





2,000 



10,000 



25,000 



35,000 



Nairn, . 



7,000 





9,000 





7,000 



9,000 



16,000 



Wick, . 





15,000 









15,000 



15,000 



Whitehall, Stron&a) . 



10,000 









10,000 





10,000 



Lerwick, 



7,500 





2,500 





7,500 



2,500 



10,000 



Ullapool, 



2,000 



1,500 







2,000 



1,500 



6,500* 



Maidens, 









1,500 



1,500 





1,500 



Totals, . 



67,250 



48,500 



41,100 



11,850 



79,100 



89,600 



171,700 



*£3000 from the Board of Agriculture for Scotland. 



