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No. n. Appendix B, shows the total quantity of cod, ling, and Cod, ling, and 
hake taken at the cod and ling fishery in Scotland last year by ^J^^^^^"'^^^^ ^" 
boats and vessels, and cured on share, distinguishing the fish cured 
dried and the fish cured in pickle; and distinguishing also the 
districts in which they were cured. 
No. III. Appendix B, sliows the total quantity of cod, ling, Total of cod, 
and hake taken, both by vessels and boats, at the cod and linrr ^"^S' ^?^<i ^^^k*;^ 
> . . . cured in vessels 
fishery in Scotland, and cured last year; aiid the districts in which and on shore, 
they were cured ; distinguishing the fish cured dried and the fish 
cured in pickle. 
No. IV. Appendix B, shows the total quantity of cod, ling, cod, lin^, and 
and hike exported from Scotland Inst year; and the districts from ii.n-ke exported, 
which they were exported; distinguishing the export to Ireland, to 
the Continent, and to places out of Europe; and also whether cured 
dried or cured in pickle. 
No. V. Appendix B, gives an abstract of the total quantity of Cod, ling, and 
cod, ling, and hake cured and exported, in so far as brought ^^^^^^ ex^oj.^^\7ig^5^ 
the cognisance of the fishery officers, from 1st January 1875 to 31st to 1890. ' 
December 1890. 
Salt for Curing. 
Appendix H, consists of a paper at the instancii of the Board on Paper on Salt 
this subject, by Mr W. Ander.son Smith, with Analysis and Tables ^m? Anaf sis 
by Dr A. P. Aitken, Chemist, Edinburgh, and Tables. 
TOTAL QUANTITY OF FISH LANDED. 
In Appendix C, No. L, will be found a statement of the total White and 
quantity and value of the different kinds of whit3 and shell-fish [^^^J^^^'^^^^^ 
landed in Scotland, in the year 1890, as compared with 1889, d is- last two years, 
tinguishing the respective quantities and values landed in each of 
the twenty-six districts into which the coasts of Sci)tland are 
divided for fishery purposes. 
The total quaaticy and value of white fish landed last year was 
5,864,4881 cwts. and £1,623,346 respectively, and the value of 
shell fish landed was £68,613, — making the value of both white 
and shell fish £1,691,959. In 1889 the quantity of white fish 
landed was 5,589,239 cwts., valued at £1,454,175, and the value 
of shell-fish was £63,201,— making the value of both £1,517,376. 
This shows an increase of white fish in 1890 over 1889 of 275,249^ 
cwts., and of £169,171, and an increase in the value of shell-fish of 
£5,412,«— the gross increase in value being £174,583. 
Those fish which exhibit an increase in the quantity landed over 
the preceding year are herring, sprat, mackerel., ling, saithe, whiting, 
sole, flounder, plaice, brill, and skate, and those which show a 
decrease are cod, torsk, haddock, turbot, and eel. All the different 
varieties of shellfish, excepting the mussel, show an increase, more 
or less, over 1889. 
Appendix C, No. IL, is a statement of the total quantity and Quantity^and 
value of the different kinds of white fish taken by b3am trawl [anded^by^ 
vessels, and landed in Scotland in 1890, and of the quantitips landed beam trawlers, 
in different districts. 
