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Ninth Annual Report of the 
TncUuled in thj instalments paid is a sum of £18, the proceeds 
oE sala of a boat which had been seriously damaged, and abandoned 
by her owners. 
Lybster District. 
Lybstcr Last year Lybster t)istrict furnished only threo applicants for 
(iistnct. ^j^g [own of £170, which was refused. Two loans sanctioned in 
previous years were carried out, the sum paid over being £317, 
made up of two advances of £60 antl £257. 
Since the advent of the fishermen's loan.^, eight have been com- 
pleted, six for the purchase of boats, and two for gear, tlie amount 
advanced being £1224. 
Instalments— principal and interest— amounting to £373, 10s. 
8d. have fallen due, £267, 4s. 9d. of which has been paid, while £106, 
03. lid. is in arrear; the instalments paid including £63, I5s. 9d., 
the net proceeds of sale of a boat seized for non-payment of 
arrears. 
Wick District. 
Wick (Jistrict. Twelve applications were received last year from 34 persons 
resident in this district for loans amounting to £1717, and 5 loans 
were sanctioned to the amount of £861. Twelve loans were com- 
pleted, the sum lent being £2519, and the loans ranging from £32 
to £284. 
Since 1886, 71 loans have been carried out, 67 for the purchase of 
boats and 4 forfisliing gear, the amount issued being £9615, Is. 6d. 
Instalments — principal and interest — amounting to £2682, 
Is. 6d. have fallen due, £2475, lis. 3d. of which has been paid, 
while £206, 10s. 3d. is in arrear. Included in the instalments 
paid are — (1) £259, Os. 3d., the amount of insurance effected over 
4 boats totally wrecked during the last two years ; and (2) £423, 
3s. 3d., the net amount received for 6 boats seized by the Board for 
non-payment of instalments, or given up by their owners and sold 
to other parties. 
Orkney District. 
SstSct 1890 Orkney District was responsible for only one applica- 
tion from a single person, the amount asked being £120 ; but it was 
not entertained, and no loans were paid over during that year; 
leaving the figures as before, viz., six loans advanced, all for the 
purchase of boats, involving an issue of £635. 
Instalments — principal and interest — amounting to £313, 5b. 3d. 
have fallen due, the whole of which has been paid. 
Shetland District. 
Shetland Last year this district furnished only one application from 3 
distnct. persons, the amount asked being £45 ; and the loan was granted 
and paid over, ttis being the only loan carried out during the year. 
