Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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for this additional regulation being made were, that an unlimited 

 supply of iron hoops could at all times be obtained, whereas the 

 supply of wooden hoops was sometimes quite inadequate for the 

 extended development of the herring trade ; and also that barrels 

 hooped with iron could be made much stronger and more easily 

 tightened than those in use at that time, while their cost would 

 probably be less. The Board had no power to comply with the 

 prayer of the petitioners ; but after giving full consideration to the 

 views expressed by them, and having received reports from their 

 district officers on the subject, in which a general expression of 

 opinion was given that the desired change would be for the benefit 

 of the trade, they resolved to apply to the Secretary of State, to get 

 inserted in the Sea Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Bill, 1885, 

 which was shortly after introduced into Parliament and passed, a 

 clause giving them such statutory power as would enable them to 

 do what was wished. They have now the pleasure of reporting that Board get 

 their request was complied with. The clause in the Act is of the po4^e*°Jo d 

 following tenor: — 'Notwithstanding anything contained in section what is 

 ' forty of the Act passed in the session of the 48th year of His wished. 

 ' Majesty King George the Third, chap. 110, it shall be lawful to 

 ' pack, ship, or export cured white herrings in barrels made in such 



* manner and of such materials, and with such hoops as may be 



* approved by the Fishery Board, who are hereby empowered to 

 ' make regulations on the subject, and from time to time to alter the 



' same.' The Board thereafter made additional regulations which Additional 

 are now in force, under which every barrel or half-barrel for cured ^ad'e^by*^^^ 

 herrings may be hooped entirely with wooden hoops, entirely with Board now in 

 iron hoops, or partly with wooden and partly with iron hoops. 



force. 



HEREINGS EXPOETED. 



The total quantity of cured herrings exported in 1885 amounted Number of 

 to 1,128,589J barrels, which, although a decrease on the previous g^^^^jl^^^^ 

 year of 56,631 barrels, was the second largest exportation of cured in 1885, second 

 herrings which was ever made from Scotland in any one year. largest 



From the following table it will be seen that Germany and other ever made.^ 

 places on the Continent got 44,251 barrels, and Ireland 12,588|- 

 fewer, respectively, than in the previous year, but that places out of 

 Europe got 208J barrels additional : — 



Barrels of Cured Herrings Exported in 1885. 



Years. 



To Ireland. 



To the 

 Continent. 



To Places 

 out of 

 Europe. 



Total Number 

 of Barrels 

 Exported. 



1884, .... 



1885, .... 



35,2991 

 22,711 



1,148,9561 

 l,104,705i 



9644 

 1,173 



ft 



1,185,2201 

 1,128,5891 



Increase in 1885, . 







208| 





Decrease in 1885, . 



12,588i 



44,251 





56,631 



Exports of 

 1885 and 1884 

 compared. 



