lishery Board /or Scotland. 



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List of Harbours for ;»hicn application has been made to the Board List of 

 for aid in their construction or improvement, none of which whicrif/°^ 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 



they have as yet agreed to assist. 



Auchmithie, Forfarshire. 

 Avoch, Ross-shire. 

 Balintore, Ross-shire, 

 Ballantrae, Ayrshire. 

 Banff, Banffshire. 

 Broadford, Island of Skye. 

 Burnmouth, Berwickshire. 

 Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. 

 Coldingham, Berwickshire. 

 Cowie, Kincardineshire. 

 Eyemouth, Berwickshire. 

 Fair Isle, Shetland. 

 Foula Island, Shetland. 

 Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. 

 Girvan, Ayrshire. 

 Golspie, Sutherlandshire. 



17. 

 18. 

 19. 



20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 



asked, none of 

 which yet 

 assisted. 



Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire. 

 Keiss, Caithness-shire. 

 Kinlochbervie, Sutherland- 

 shire. 



Lochbuy, Island of Mull. 

 Port Errol, Aberdeenshire, . 

 Port Hopeman, Elginshire. 

 Portknockie, Banffshire. 

 Portnjahomack, Ross-shire. 

 St Andrews, Fifeshire. 

 St Colmbs, Aberdeenshire. 

 Scoraig, Ross-shire. 

 Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. 

 Stroma Island, Pentland Firth, 

 Tyree, Island of Mull. 

 Waternish, Island of Skye. 



In the foregoing list are included applications of a very clamant Applications of 

 nature, many of the works desired being necessary, not only n^tur?™^^'^ 

 for the successful prosecution of the fishing industry, but likewise 

 for the safety of those engaged in it. 



In considering the relative merits of the applications, however, Funds at 

 the limited means at the Board's disposal makes it inevitable that "^Qg^^f^^^^j?^^^ 

 those which can be favourably entertained must be reduced to a few^caserielng 

 very limited number ; and thus many applications may have to be favourably 

 rejected, not because the claims for assistance are indifferent, but 

 simply because the Board will not in the circumstances be able to 

 do otherwise. 



Tu the end of last year His Grace the Duke of Richmond and inspection for 

 Gordon, then Secretary for Scotland, requested the Board to have Le^^s^"^^ 

 a special inspection made for certain harbours in the Island of 

 Lewis, with the view of reporting to him on the subject, and in 

 accordance therewith Mr Brebner, of Messrs. D. & T. Stevenson, 

 C.E., accompanied by the Secretary to the Board, made the 

 necessary inspection, and afterwards furnished a report thereon to 

 the Board, which was communicated to His Grace. 



In Appendix E is given an account of the sums received Sums received 

 and paid by the Board last year for building or repairing piers p^ers^and^^^ 

 and harbours, and for telegraphic extension to remote fishery Harbours, and 



districts. Telegraphic 



Gxtcnsiou 



The Board have again had under their consideration the jr^^ture 

 future maintenance and management of the harbours along maintenance 

 the coast, to the cost of which they and their predecessors ment™f FiSincr 

 have contributed. It was the practice of the old Board to stipu- Harbours, 

 late that no dues should be charged on fishing boats or fishing 

 vessels entering these harbours. But the better opinion, and that 

 on which this Board would act if they could, is that dues should 

 be levied so as to provide a fund for the future maintenance of 



