of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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a female, attaining 83 feet with a girth of 34 feet. The next largest 

 whale landed was a female finner 83 feet long and 32 feet in girth. 

 The killer shown above is the first returned as landed in Scotland, 

 but as killers are abundant in all seas the fact has little significance. 

 The north caper, bottlenose and humpback are comparatively rare 

 visitors to Scottish waters. 



Particulars of the steamers and men employed in whaling in 1920 

 as compared with 1914 are as follow : — 



Year. 



Steamers. 



Total 

 Net 



Value. 



Voyages 

 made. 



Men on 

 Steamers. 



Men employed ashore. 

 (Maximum Numbers). 







Tonnage. 





Total. 



British. 



Foreign. 



1920 



9 



468 



£71,600 



381 



93 



274 



213 



66 



1914 



13 



550 



54,200 



412 



130 



276 



164 



115 



A larger number of British workmen were employed at the 

 whaling factories, but practically all employed afloat were Norwegians. 

 The vessels engaged were in the case of one of the companies of 

 larger size than before the war, averaging about 60 tons net, as 

 against about 40. 



The following table shows the quantity and value of the products 

 manufactured from the whales captured in 1920 and 1914 re- 

 spectively : — 





1920. 



1914. 



Products. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Average 



Price 

 per Ton. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Average 



Price 

 per Ton. 



Oil - 

 Manure 

 Cattle Food 

 Bonemeal - 

 Whalebone 



Tons. 

 2,525 

 1,543 

 320 

 300 

 67 



£ 



88,358 

 24,581 

 6,400 

 3,900 

 8,445 



.£ s. 

 36 0 

 15 19 

 20 0 

 13 0 

 126 1 



Tons. 

 2,334 

 1,354 

 263 

 176 

 78 



£ 



48,748 

 7,668 

 1,939 

 608 

 2,587 



£ s. 



20 18 

 5 13 

 7 7 

 3 9 . 



33 3 







131,684 







61,550 





The price of oil dropped heavily during 1920, and owing to the 

 unwillingness of the companies to realise their stocks at the low 

 price then prevailing, the oil produced remained unsold at the end of 

 the year. The value entered above is therefore only an estimated 

 figure. It is doubtful if the season's operations were remunerative 

 to the companies concerned. 



