XIV 
Tenth Annual Report of the 
Telegraphic 
extension 
agreements 
expired. 
In addition there was spent out of a special vote for the Castle 
Bay telegraph, £131, 12s. in 1885-6; £122, 5s. 8d. in 1886-7; 
and £92, 16s. 6d. in 1887-8. The £1824 entered under the h^ad 
of harbours to the credit of the year 1891, represents a reserve 
fund for the Eyemouth harbour guarantee. 
The agreement which was made with the Post Office was entered 
into for seven years, and in three cases it has now run out. These 
are the following : — 
Annual 
Amount 
Guaranteed 
by Board. 
Stations. 
St Margaret's Hope, 
&c, Orkney 
Castle Bay, Barra 
Walls and Keawick, 
Shetland 
Years in which 
payments have Total sum 
been made, paid by Board. 
£ 
187 
702 13 4 
170 0 0 
1885-91 (both 
inclusive) 
£ 
999 
3273 1 2 
1160 15 0 
The question of the renewal of the agreement in these cases is at 
present under the consideration of the Post Office authorities and 
the Treasury. The following is a list of the other cases in which a 
guarantee has been granted by the Fishery Board, either solely or 
jointly with others :— 
Agreements 
current. 
Amount of 
guarantee. 
1. Guaranteed solely by the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
Eeduced 
Amount 
after 8th Aug. 
Guaranteed. 
1891. 
Achiltibuie, Ross 
£123 
£78 
Arisaig, Inverness 
251 
128 
Barvas, Lews . 
28 
26 
Coll and Tiree . 
531 
344 
Durness, Sutherland 
255 
140 
Garrabost, Lews 
18 
16 
Portnaguran and Gress, 
Lews 
156 
92 
2. Borne by the Board jointly with other guarantors. 
Brae, Ollaberry and North 
Eoe, Shetland . 
Hillswick, Shetland . 
Lochbuie, Mull 
Lochranza, Arran 
Port of Ness, Lews . 
£133 £112 
141 84 
66 J 43 
106 171 
236 135 
In the case of Lochbuie the Board's obligation is joint and several. 
In the case of the others the Board's liability is limited to a certain 
amount, and the co-guarantors also to a certain amount. 
