CONTENTS. vii 

 HOOPING OF HERRING BARRELS. 



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Hooping of Herring Barrels ------ 1 



Trade petition Board that Herring Barrels may be hooped with 



either Wooden or Iron Hoops ----- 1 



Reasons urged for change ------ 1 



Board get Statutory Power to do what is wished - - - li 



Additional Regulations made by Board now in force - - - li 



HERRINGS EXPORTED. 



Herrings Exported ------- li 



Number of Barrels Exported in 1885, second largest exportation ever 



made - - H 



Exports of 1885 and 1884 compared ----- li 



Particulars of Barrels exported - . - - - - . lii 



Places to which exported ------ Hi 



Yearly Totals of Herrings, 1809-1885 - - - - lii 



RUSSIAN AND GERMAN IMPORT DUTIES ON 

 CURED HERRINGS. 



Russian and German Import Duties on Cured Herrings - - lii 

 Russian Duty on Cured Herrings increased and proposal to raise 



German Duty .......]{{ 



Prosperity of Scottish Herring Fishery largely dependent on 



Continental demand for Cured Herrings - - - - lii 



Number of Barrels Exported ------ lii 



Injurious effect of increased Duties ----- lii 



Action taken by Board ------ lii 



Russian Government's attention called to increased Duty by H. M. 



Ambassador at St Petersburg ----- liii 



Result thereof ------- - liii 



Proposal as to increasing Import Duty in Germany - - - liii 



British Ambassador at Berlin communicated with - - - liii 



Position of matters - • - - _ - . liii 



WINTER HERRING FISHERY. 



Winter Herring Fishery liij 



Fishing more productive than in any former Winter - - - liij 



Large Shoals on Grounds for first time - - - - liii 



Heavy takes -------- liy 



Prices very low, and Fishermen gave up Herring Fishing and 



prosecute Line Fishing ------ liy 



Most productive Districts ------ liy 



Anstruther District exceptionally abundant - - - - liy 



West Coast Fishing ------- liv 



Ballantrae -------- liy 



Prices very low ^ - ^ » - -• - Ifv 



