COI^TENTS. 
THE SEA FISHERIES OF SCOTLAND. 
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Quantity and value of white fish landed - - - - xi 
Value of shell-fish xi 
Total value of the sea fibheries . - - - - xi 
Fish landed by trawlers ------ xi 
Fishermen and boys employed, and boats and vessels engaged - xi 
Capital invested ------- xi 
The herring fishery - -- -- -- xi 
Commencement of fishing at Stornoway and Barra - - - xi 
High prices realised - - - - - - - xi 
East Coast fishing ------- xi 
Closed second week in September ----- xii 
Number of boats engaged ------ xii 
Prices of herrings - - . - - - - • xii 
630 boats left on beach ------ xii 
Number of boats and trawlers built - - - - - xii 
Productiveness of inshore grounds on East Coast - * - xii 
General fishing-ground - - - - - - xii 
East Coast catch less than in 1889 - - - - - xii 
Great improvement in the Shetland fishing - - - - xii 
Quality of herrings ------- xii 
Large takes landed ------- xii 
Increase of herrings on West Coast compared with 1889 - - xiii 
Stornoway fishing - - - - - - - . xiii 
Takes largely used fresh xiii 
Rich flavour -------- xiii 
Winter herring fishing - - - - . xiii 
Aggregate quantity and value of herrings landed in 1890 - - xiii 
Quantity of herrings branded - - - - - xiii 
Amount of brand fees xiii 
Particulars of the new brands . _ - _ - xiii 
Cured herrings exported xiii 
Returns of cod, ling, and hake fislieries in 1890, as compared with 
1889 - - - - ■ - - . - xiv 
Total quantity of white fish used in a fresh state - - - xiv 
Value thereof xiv 
White fishing successful - - - - - - xiv 
Haddocks - - - - - - - - xiv 
Good demand for fresh fish, and prices higher than in 1889 - - xiv 
State of weather - - - - - - - xiv 
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