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Board charged with enforcing Kegulations as to Lettering and 



Numbering of Boats Ixvii 



Steps taken to carry out this work ----- Ixvii 



Instructions to Fishery Officers - - - - . Ixvii 



Officers to report periodically to Board _ . . _ Ixviii 



Boats detained in 1885 ------ Ixviii 



Eegistration of Boats ------- Ixviii 



Certificates issued and examined and endorsed _ _ . Ixviii 

 Prosecution for offences committed at Sea, and as to obtaining com- 

 pensation for Damage - Ixviii 

 Officers to inquire and report to Board . - - - Ixviii 

 Fishermen sustaining Damage should make complaint to Officers - Ixviii 

 Cases of Damage settled Ixix 

 Return of Complaints investigated and reported on - - - Ixix 



* Jackal ' and ' Vigilant ' employed in superintendence at Sea - Ixix 

 Also ' Firm,' ' Eagle,' ' Active,' * Firefly,' and ' Adder ' - - Ixix 

 Services of ' Jackal ' at Ballantrae, in Hebrides, and at Wick - - Ixix 

 Also with ' Daisy ' in putting down Sunday Fishing and in stopping 



Disturbances Ixix 



Valuable services of Commanders ----- Ixix 



Services of ' Vigilant ' - - - - - - - Ixix 



In Firth of Forth, and in Moray and Beauly Firths - - - Ixix 



In settling Disputes ------- Ixix 



In Hebrides - - - - - . - Ixix 



On East Coast ------- - lidx 



And at Wick in restoring order by request of Sheriff - - - Ixix 



Her further superintendence in Firth of Forth _ . - Ixix 



Commander's services much appreciated - - _ . Ixx 



Services of other Vessels ------ Ixx 



' Firm ' and ' Eagle ' in Shetland and Orkney - - - - Ixx 



' Active ' on East Coast - Ixx 



* Firefly ' and ' Adder ' on Northumberland Coast - - - Ixx 

 Nature and value of their services . - - - - Ixx 

 Board's obligations to Admiralty ----- Ixx 



TELEGRAPHIC EXTENSION TO REMOTE FISHERY DISTRICTS. 



Telegraphic Extension to remote Fishery Districts - - - Ixx 



New Telegraphic Stations opened - . - _ - Ixx 



Amount of guarantees reduced _ . . . _ Ixx 



Benefits of the Telegraphic Extensions . . - . Ixx 



Boats brought back from Ireland in time to fish at Barra - - Ixx 



State of Foreign Markets known daily - _ - - Ixxi 



Early information where Herrings appeared - - - - Ixxi 

 Additional supplies of Barrels and Salt quickly got when fishing was 



abundant - - - - - - - - Ixxi 



HARBOURS. 



Harbours -------- Ixxi 



Engineers' Report ------- Ixxi 



Harbours constructed or improved since constitution of Board - Ixxi 



Rosehearty - - - - - - - - Ixxi 



