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MARINE POLICE AND FISHERY SUPERINTENDENCE. 
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Number of boats detained ------ xxxv 
Registration of boats xxxy 
Certificates issued, examined, and endorsed - - - - xxxv 
Detailed particulars thereof ------ xxxv 
Vessels employed in superintending the fisheries - - - xxxv 
Services of ' Jackal ' - - - - - - - xxxvi 
Services of ' Vigilant ' - - - - - - - xxxvi 
Services of ' Daisy xxxvi 
Services of ' Firm ' and ' Active xxxvi 
Services of ' Eagle ' - - - - - - - xxxvii 
Services of ' Watchful' - - - - - - xxxvii 
Special instructions issued to commanders of cruisers - - xxxvii 
Arrangements for superintending the fisheries inadequate - - xxxvii 
Duties formerly imposed upon cruisers , - . . xxxvii 
Additional duties imposed ; but no addition made to staff of cruisers xxxviii 
Penalty for trawling in closed waters increased - - - xxxviii 
Prosecutions instituted and offenders punished, but with little effect xxxviii 
Proposal made by Board in regard thereto . - - - xxxviii 
Secretary for Scotland in communication with the Admiralty - xxxviii 
INJURIES DONE BY TRAWLERS OR OTHER FISHING BOATS 
TO THE BOATS OR GEAR OF FISHERMEN. 
Return of complaints investigated and reported on - - - xxxviii 
Damaging lines xxxix 
Collisions xxxix 
Damage to nets by fishing boats and trawlers - - - xxxix 
Damage sustained inside and outside the territorial waters - - xxxix 
Results satisfactory ------- xxxix 
Fishermen sustaining damage should complain to officers - - xxxix 
Great importance of this matter to fishermen - - - - xxxix 
TERRITORIAL WATERS CLOSED AGAINST BEAM TRAWLING. 
Act passed closing territorial waters round the coast of Scotland 
Two bye-laws made ------- 
Further bye-law made closing a certain portion of the Moray Firth 
against trawling ------- 
Reasons therefor ------- 
Objections to its being confirmed _ - _ - - 
Representations in favour of extending the area proposed to be closed 
Board unable to comply with desire of memorialists - 
Bye-laws now in operation 
Impossible to protect closed waters without sufficient staff of cruisers 
Experiments as to influence of trawling on fish supply 
Complaints against trawlers for fishing in proscribed waters - 
Return of prosecution against alleged offenders 
Fishermen urged to get evidence . - - - - 
HARBOURS. 
Portknockie Harbour Works completed - - - - 
Description thereof - - - - - - - 
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