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Appendices to Thirty-seventh Annual Report 



following are the proportions at Eyemouth, Fraserburgh, and Buckie, 

 which together account for 63 per cent, of the entire East CoastFleet : 



Eyemouth. Fraserburgh. Buckie. 



Boat 5/19 2/8 2/8 



Gear 7/19 3/8 2/8 



Crew 7/19 3/8 4/8 



Sailing Boats. 



The usual method is to divide the net earnings into 13 shares, of which 

 the crew get 6, the balance being divided in varying proportions between 

 the boat and gear. Minor differences exist at every port, however. 



Clyde Skiffs. 



The boats employed on the Clyde are of a smaller type than those 

 which engage in herring fishing on the East Coast. 



In some districts the crews consist of four men each, and in others, 

 four men and a boy. 



The net in common use is the seine, in the employment of which the 

 boats work in pairs, usually two motor or two sail. 



Where both are motor boats the proceeds, after working expenses have 

 been deducted, are usually divided into 13 shares, or, in the event of the 

 motors being fully paid up, 12 shares. In the latter case all repairs to, 

 and upkeep of, the engine are also deducted from the gross earnings. The 

 division in the case of sail boats, after the deduction of working expenses, 

 is usually 12 shares. 



The usual method of sharing is therefore 1 share for each net, and 1 

 share for each boat and engine except when the engine is paid up, when 

 a I share is allotted to the boat and engine, the remainder being divided 

 among the crew ; boys, where employed, receiving one-half of a man's share. 



Hired Hands. 



With the exception referred to at Aberdeen, hired hands are very 

 rarely employed at a fixed weekly wage. They are almost invariably 

 placed on the same footing as the remainder of the crew, and receive an 

 equal share with those who have an interest in the boat or nets of the 

 proportion of the net earnings allocated for division among the crew. 

 They are, however, frequently under contract to serve for a season. 



