CONTENTS. 
THE SEA FISHERIES OF SCOTLAND. 
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Commencement of herring fishing - - xi 
Closed first week in September - - xi 
Number of boats engaged greater than in 1888 xi 
Prices of Herrings xi 
Five hundred and seventy-one boats left on beach xi 
Produce of inshore grounds ------ xi 
General fishing ground ..... x i 
East Coast catch much greater than in 1888 xi 
Continued falling olf in the fishing in Shetland - - xi 
Rise and fall there during past ten years - - - - xii 
Decrease on West Coast compared with 1888, but increase in totals 
for both coasts - - - - - - xii 
Quality of herrings ------- xii 
Number of fish-curing establishments on East Coast xii 
Herrings landed on "West Coast ----- xii 
Takes generally used fresh - - - - ' - - xii 
Rich flavour -------- xii 
Decrease in winter fishing, as compared with 1888 - - - xii 
Quantity of herrings branded - - - - - - xii 
Amount of brand fees ------- xii 
Cured herrings exported ------ xii 
Quantity of herrings landed on both coasts xii 
Quantity and value of same consumed in United Kingdom - - xii 
Quantity of cured herrings exported ----- x iii 
Different kinds of herrings consumed ----- x iii 
Increase in quantity kippered and preserved in tins - - - xiii 
Small herrings sent to Continent ----- xiii 
New crown brands under consideration - xiii 
Returns of cod, ling, and hake fisheries in 1889, as compared with 
1888 - - xiii 
Total quantity of white fish used in a fresh state - xiii 
Aggregate value thereof, and of shell fish - xiii 
White fishing successful - - - _ - - xiii 
State of weather x j v 
Seventy-two lives lost x j v 
Boats wrecked and damaged, and loss of fishing gear - xiv 
Persons employed x [ v 
Boats and capital invested x i v 
HERRING FISHERY : CURED FISH. 
Herrings cured in each of the last seven years - - - xiv 
Increase in 1889 over 1888 - - x iv 
Results of 1888 and 1889 compared ----- x i v 
