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CONTENTS. 



SUMMARY OF HERRING FISHING ON BOTH COASTS. 



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Summary of Herring Fishing on both coasts - - - - xlvii 



The Twenty-six Fishery Districts ----- xlvii 



Increase and Decrease of Barrels cured in 1885, as compared with 



1884, in each District xlvii 



Totals of Increase and Decrease . . . _ . xlvii 

 Net decrease in 1885 from 1884 on both Coasts, and increase during 



preceding fifty years xlvii 

 Yearly Average Increase in periods of ten years - , . xlvii 

 Increase per cent, of year 1885, on average of preceding ten, twenty- 

 five, and fifty years ------- xlviii 



Great development of Fishery since 1809 - . - - xlviii 



HERRINGS CURED ON BOARD OF VESSELS AND ON SHORE. 



Herrings cured on Board of Vessels and on Shore - - - xlviii 



Vessels ; and Herrings cured on Board _ . . - xlviii 



Herrings cured on Shore - xlviii 



Total of Herrings cured in Vessels and on Shore - - - xlviii 



Herrings cured on West Coast . - . . - xlviii 



BRANDING OF HERRINGS. 



Branding of Herrings ------- xlviii 



Number of Barrels Branded larger than in any previous year - xlviii 



Herrings often not in good condition for Curing - . - xlviii 



Inspection for Brand onerous and difficult - . . - xlix 



Demands for Branding very urgent at five principal Stations - - xlix 



How Officers carried out the work ----- xlix 



Particulars of Herrings Branded ' - - - - - xlix 



FRAUDULENT BRANDING OF HERRINGS. 



Fraudulent Branding of Herrings ----- xlix 



Prosecution in Stettin resulted in accused party being imprisoned - xlix 



Statement of Defender, and of President of the Court - - xlix 



Object of Board accomplished ------ xlix 



Board's obligations to Foreign Secretary - . . - xlix 



Consequences to Defender ------ 1 



ILLEGAL SIZED HERRING BARRELS. 



Illegal Sized Herring Barrels - - - - - - 1 



Seizure of Undersized Half Barrels of cured Herrings at Barra - 1 



Condemnation and forfeiture thereof - - - - - 1 



Illegal Barrels of Herrings detained at Peterhead . . - 1 



Released on certain conditions being complied with - - - 1 



Instructions to Board's Officers ----- 1 



liegal size of Barrels and Half-barrels - - r - - I 



