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Eighth Annual Report of the 
Regulations The regulations have been printed and circulated for the infor- 
cireuiateT* mat i° u °f tne fishing trade. A copy of them forms Appendix A, 
No. VIII. to this Report and they may be had on application to any 
of the Board's fishery officers. A basket and a box measure made 
and crown branded according thereto may be seen at the assistant 
inspector's office in Leith, or at any of the district fishery offices of 
the Board, and measures may be presented for the purpose of being 
crown branded at such time and place as may be arranged by the 
fishery officer of the district. 
Cran and The measure known as the cran may also be used for buying 
onfy iegai ran selling, delivering, or receiving fresh herrings ; but any person using 
measures for any measure other than this, or the basket or box measure aforesaid, 
of^resh 611 ^ 7 s ^all be liable, on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction 
herrings. (Scotland) Acts, to a fine not exceeding five pounds for the first 
offence, and not exceeding twenty pounds for the second or any 
subsequent offence ; and also to the forfeiture of the measure or 
measures, which may be seized and destroyed or otherwise disposed 
of by any superintendent of the herring fishery or other officer 
employed in the execution of the Herring Fishery (Scotland) Acts ; 
provided always that nothing shall prevent the sale of herrings by 
weight or number or in bulk. 
These The basket and box quarter cran measures, made and branded 
^general use un( ^ er tne regulations, are now in general use along the coasts of 
and giving ' Scotland; and the Board are much gratified to learn that they have 
satisfaction, given great satisfaction to the fishermen and to a majority of fish- 
curers, and remedied a very great grievance. 
COD, LING, AND HAKE FISHERY. 
Cured Fish. 
Cod, ling, and The cod, ling, and hake fishery of Scotland was prosecuted during 
the past year with better success than in the preceding eight years. 
Of the gross catch, the districts of Shetland, Orkney, Stornoway, 
and Anstruther show the largest quantities cured. 
The following is a statement of the total quantity of cod, ling, 
and hake cured in each of the last six years : — 
hake fishery 
successfully 
prosecuted. 
Quantity of 
fish cured in 
each of the 
last six years 
Years. 
1884, . 
1885, . 
1886, . 
1887, . 
1888, . 
1889, . 
Cured Dried. 
Cwts. 
124,506§ 
125,352| 
121,078 
122,832 
137,216 
145,661 
Cured in Pickle. 
Cwts. 
5,907£ 
7,100 
• 6,700 
7,538 
7,052 
6,920 
The particulars of the results of the fishing of last year, when 
compared with those of 1888, in the cod, ling, and hake cured 
dried, and in pickle, and exported, are as follows : — 
