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districts of Peterhead, Fraserburgh, and Shetland, while, in a 

 similar order, the districts of Eyemouth, Aberdeen, Wick, and 

 Orkney accounted for the more notable of the smaller proportions. 

 Mat. Full Eyemouth was much more closely associated with the application 



Brand. 0 f the Mat. Full brand than any other district, the actual number 

 of barrels branded within its limits representing 33 per cent, of 

 the total brandings, which, it may be stated, exceeded those of 

 1905 by 6 per cent. The other districts in which this brand was 

 applied to a considerable extent included, in the order of their 

 importance, the districts of Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Aberdeen, 

 and Wick. 



Spent Brand. Of the shortcomings brought out on a comparison with the 

 figures for the preceding year, the largest — amounting to 47 per 

 cent. — occurs in the case of the Spent brand, a fact which affords 

 some indication of the quality of the herrings presented for 

 Government inspection during the year. The districts in which 

 the larger proportions of barrels of Spent herrings were branded 

 were, in the order given, Shetland, Fraserburgh, and Peterhead, 

 whi]e Orkney and Wick accounted for the more important of the 

 smaller proportions. 



Mattie Brand. The number of barrels stamped with the Mattie brand in 

 Fraserburgh and Peterhead districts combined represented 51 per 

 cent, of the aggregate Mattie brandings, which, in turn, show a 

 decrease of 36 per cent, from the returns of 1905. The more 

 important of the lesser contributions to the brandings were made, 

 in the order given, by the districts of Eyemouth, Wick, Aberdeen, 

 and Shetland. 



CURED FISH EXPORTED. 

 T. — Herrings. 



Total of Her- The total quantity of cured herrings exported from Scotland last 

 "™f Exported y ear was 1^42,688 barrels, or a decrease of 101,438^ barrels from 

 the preceding year's figures. Of these, 245,322 J barrels received the 

 Board's official brand, the remainder being unbranded. The pro- 

 portion exported to European ports was 1,461,856 barrels, to places 

 out of Europe — chiefly America — 69,326 barrels, and to Ireland 

 11,5051 barrels. (Appendix E, No. II, pp. 180-1.) 

 vutof G Assi,-t ^ n connec ^i° n W ^ n tne ex P ort trade an interesting innovation 

 ant inspector was initiated by the Board last year, Mr. Skinner, their Assistant 

 of Fisheries to Inspector of Sea Fisheries, being despatched to the Continent 

 Markets^* and during the currency of the great summer herring fishery to watch 

 Report the arrivals of cured herrings and to inquire into complaints as to 

 their condition. An interesting report prepared by him on his 

 return was circulated among those interested, and a copy is inserted 

 among the Appendices to this Report (pp. 288). During his stay 

 on the Continent he visited Hamburg, Stettin, Danzig, Konigsberg, 

 and Libau, and a number of smaller towns, and was received with 

 great courtesy by the members of the British Consular Service at 

 these ports. His stay extended over the months of August, 

 September, and October, and during that time he examined a con- 

 siderable number of barrels of branded and unbranded herrings. 



