Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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required for these additional works. After having made full inquiry Harbours, 

 into the whole circumstances of the case, we resolved that, in — 

 the event of the fishermen paying us £500, we would expend an 

 amount not exceeding £2000 in all towards carrying out what 

 was required. This £500 was sent to us, and we had the grati- 

 fication of ordering the works to be proceeded with. 



1,473,600J 

 1,282,973^ 



HEREING FISHERY. 



The herring fishery of the year 1883 was exceeded only by the 

 productive fishings of 1880 and 1882. The totals of the fishings 

 of each of these three years are : — 



Year. Barrels cured. 



1880, 



1882, 



1883, 1,269,4121 



These results show that the fishing of 1883, as compared with 

 that of 1882, was only deficient by 13,561 barrels, or little more 

 than one per cent. This deficiency was wholly caused by a 

 decrease in the fishing on the west coast of 83,240| barrels. On 

 the east coast there was an increase of 69,679^ barrels, by which the 

 deficiency on the gross fishing of the year was reduced to 13,561 

 barrels, as stated above. 



The particulars of the results of the fishing of last year, when 

 compared with those of 1882, in the herrings cured, branded, and 

 exported, and in the amount of brand fees received, are as fol- 

 low :— - 



Herring 

 Fishery. 



Barrels cured 

 in 1880, 1882, 

 and 1883. 



Barrels one per 

 cent, less in 

 1883 than in 

 1882. 



Caused by 

 falling off' on 

 West Coast. 



Results of 1882 

 and 1883 com- 

 pared. 



Years. 



Barrels 

 Cured. 



Barrels 

 Branded. 



Barrels 

 Exported. 



Brand Fees. 



1882, 



1,282,9731 



462,6121 



825,982| 



£1710 4 2 



1883, 



1,269,412^ 



470,995^ 



890,760^ 



7849 18 6 



Increase in 1883, 

 Decrease in 1883, 



13,561 



8,383 



64,777| 



^£139 14 4 



A comparison of the results of 1883 with the average of those increase of 

 of the preceding ten years, shows a considerable increase in all the 1883 ? n aver : 



c . ° j ' a g e 0 f preced- 



ltems, VIZ. : — ing ten years. 



Years. 



Barrels 

 Cured. 



Barrels 

 Branded. 



Barrels 

 Exported. 



Brand Fees. 



Average of ten years, ) 

 1873-1882, . ) 



Year 1883, 



994,398 

 1,269,4121 



457,251 

 470,9951 



678,530 

 890,760^ 



.£7620 17 0 

 7849 18 6 



Increase in 1883, 



275,0141 



13,744^ 



212,230^ 



.£229 1 6 



