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of complaint and report; and it is gratifying to state that a number Cases of 

 of cases of damage have been settled in accordance with reports ^'^^^^^ 

 made by the officers, without recourse having been had to proceed- 

 ings in a court of law. 



Appendix I gives a return of the complaints investigated and Return of 

 reported on by the Board's officers since the passing of the Act in pompkints 

 1885 to the present time, and also of the offences brought under the and reported ' 

 notice of the Procurator Fiscals of the counties where they were 

 committed for the same period, and showing in what way each case 

 was disposed of. 



The two vessels in the service of the Board, employed in carry- ' Jackal' and 

 ing on superintendence at sea during 1885, were H.M.S. ' Jackal,' ^jJ^p^/jy^J 

 commanded by Lieut. J. E. Prickett, and who was succeeded in the saperintend- 

 course of the year by Lieut. J. W. Osborne, with her tender ' Daisy,' 

 and the 'Vigilant' Cruiser, commanded by Mr Alex. M^'Donald. 

 To these vessels were added by the Lords of the Admiralty, during 

 the great East Coast summer herring fishery, H.M. gunboat 'Firm,' Also 'Firm,' 

 Lieut. George Izat in command, H.M. Cutter 'Eagle/ Mr Henry i^^^^^.^'^ , 

 Miller in command, and H.M. Cutter ' Active,' Mr W. Sherlock ' Firefly,' and 

 in command, tenders from the Leith Guard Ship; also H.M. gun- '^ci^ier.' 

 boat ' Firefly/ Lieut. Kobert Bruce in command, and subsequently 

 H.M. Cutter ' Adder,' Mr Kobert Scone in command, from the Hull 

 Guard Ship. 



The 'Jackal' was employed during the year at Ballantrae on Services of 

 the Ayrshire coasts and at Barra in the Hebrides, and at Wick, ^aiilntrae^ 

 while the summer herring fishing was going on. She was also in Hebrides 

 engaged, along with her tender ' Daisy,' in putting down Sunday ^nd at Wick. 

 fishing in Loch Fyne, of which complaints had been made to the '^Daky^'^iD 

 Board, and also in stopping disturbances in Glen Luce Bay and in putting down 

 Loch Eil, which arose between the drift-net and seine or circle-net fnd?nIt^oppin| 

 fishermen. In carrying out these duties, the Board found in the Disturbances. 

 commanders of the 'Jackal' efficient and energetic officers. The^^^V^^^^^ 

 * Vigilant ' cruiser carried on superintendence in the Firth of Forth, Commanders, 

 visiting from time to time the fisheries going on in the Moray and Services of 

 Eeauly Firths, and investigating claims of damages, which she was iJ^irth of 

 frequently instrumental in settling, made by seine-net and line Forth, and in 

 fishermen, against beam trawlers. She afterwards proceeded to the ^^l^ ^FiJths 

 herring fishing grounds in the Hebrides, and continued there until in settling 

 her services were required upon the East Coast for the great summer Disputes, 

 herring fishery. She was stationed there at Aberdeen, and took on East Coast 

 charge of the extensive coast between that place and Troup Head in ° ' 



Banffshire. Disturbances having broken out at Wick, between the 

 native fishermen and steam trawlers, which had every appearance 

 of leading to serious consequences, the ' Vigilant,' at the request of And at Wick 

 the Sheriff of the county, was ordered to proceed to that place, and 0^^}^^*^^^"° 

 her commander instructed to put himself in communication with request of 

 the Sheriff Substitute, with a view of restoring order. Her presence siierifr. 

 there was of much use, and she was required to remain off the coast 

 for a short time thereafter in case the disturbances should be 

 renewed, which fortunately did not happen. She then returned to Her further 

 the Firth of Forth, where she resumed her duties of superintendence, encrSn^Firth 

 and was much occupied in enforcing the regulations for the lettering of Forth, 

 and numbering of fishing boats> and in settling disputes which arose 



