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to fishermen on motor boats were disastrous, as in the case of the only 

 2 boats able to clear expenses, the share per man worked out at £19 

 and .£8 respectively for nearly a three months' voyage, while the others 

 had debit balances ranging from £2 to £16 per man. All the motor 

 boats working from Stranraer worked cod-nets and lines in conjunction. 

 The 2 steamers had fair earnings, one, whose crew were familiar with 

 the ground and tides, grossing over £800 for about five weeks' fishing. 



Only two East Coast motor boats worked, more or less regularly, from 

 Girvan, with very modest results. Generally fish were scarce on the 

 local grounds, and the best results were obtained on the more distant 

 grounds. When deliveries by great-line boats were good, and were 

 augmented by landings from cod-net boats, prices for cod frequently 

 reached a low level. 



Immediately after the herring fishing on Ballantrae Bank, 20 to 30 

 boats from Girvan, Ballantrae and Stranraer shot their cod-nets on .the 

 Bank, securing some good catches, but prices were mostly low and 

 earnings moderate. This method of fishing, however, continues to find 

 favour with fishermen. 



Good results were obtained at small-line fishing from Maidens and 

 Dunure during March and April, but the Dunure fleet devoted less time 

 to this fishing than usual, being attracted therefrom by herring fishing, 

 which always commands first attention. During the autumn small- 

 lining was a failure owing to scarcity of fish, and not until late November 

 was there any distinct improvement. 



During the year kippering was carried on at Stranraer and Girvan. 

 The decreased output is probably attributable to the poor herring 

 fishing at Girvan and Ayr during the summer months, when herrings 

 had frequently to be imported from Glasgow. 



Practically the whole catch from Ayr to Stranraer is now taken by 

 motor boats, and sail boats participate only when a successful herring 

 fishing is got in Loch Ryan. 



Two fishermen lost their lives during the year, one while bringing a 

 small boat single-handed from Maidens to Girvan, and the other while 

 shrimping in the Solway. 



