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Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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From an account printed under Appendix E. it will be seen that 
the total sums paid by the Board on account of telegraphic extension 
in each of the following years are as follows : — 
1885, . 
1886, . 
1887,. 
1888,. 
1889,. 
1890, . 
1891,. 
£701 13 7 
703 
724 12 
824 16 
2,252 11 
2,282 11 
2,303 16 
4 8 
3 
11 
9 
6 
4 
Total £9,793 7 0 
These extensions have proved of immense benefit to the Scottish Great benefit 
fisheries, serving as they have done to bring the fishermen and extetswnas^ 
buyers into closer touch with one another, and to make fishermen an aid to un- 
acquainted, at very short notice, as to the places off which shoals of ^erie\ ent m 
herring have appeared, so that they might proceed there without loss 
of time, and participate in the fishing. When there has been a 
heavy and unexpected catch of herrings the curers are, by means of 
the wire, able to order and receive a supply of salt and barrels with 
little delay, charter additional vessels, and get their goods insured. 
Early information is also obtainable by consigners residing in these 
remote districts as to the state of the different foreign markets, — 
the current prices and the stock of herrings on hand, so that they 
are in a position to send their consignments to those ports at which 
they can most advantageously dispose of them. Further, those 
persons engaged in the fresh fish trade are enabled, at the shortest 
notice, to know at what populous centres suitable supplies are 
being delivered, and are consequently able to regulate the trade in 
such a way as to secure greater benefit to themselves and to the 
public. 
For instance, the extension to Loch Eanza in Arran, which is Extensions to 
now self-supporting, has been greatly taken advantage of by buyers, Loch Ranza - 
agents, and fishermen, — cargoes of herrings from the loch being 
generally advised in Glasgow four hours previous to their arrival, 
and large quantities of the herrings changing hands during the 
passage of the vessels. 
The Board continue to receive reports from their district Keports of 
fishery officers of the great advantages of the telegraph in their officers 
respective districts, extracts from which may be here given. 
The Wick officer reports that the extension of the telegraph to Wick 
the more remote portions of his district continues to be taken Distrlct - 
advantage of to an increased extent not only by the fishing popula- 
tion, who use it largely for trade purposes, but by the inhabitants 
generally. As stated last year, hired hands intending to go to 
east coast fishing stations during the summer herring fishing 
use it largely in making their engagements. In many cases fisher- 
men consign their own fish to southern markets in Scotland and 
England, their consignments being invariably advised, and their 
