045 
clay’s delivery, selling at an average of <£10 per last. At Yarmouth 
the deliveries wore on the same scale. Boats were coming in all the 
day heavily loaded, their gunwales nearly level with the water ; and 
others reported that, so great Avas the number of Herrings in their 
nets that it was impossible to get all of them in, and part of the 
nets, had to bo cut away. This continued, with one brief interval 
of bad weather (on the lOtli), till the end of the month, the result 
being, that at Yarmouth 9441 lasts were landed, and at Lowestoft 
5049. The heavy Aveather, Avhich commenced early in December, 
brought to an end one of tlie best seasons for both OAvners and 
fishermen Avhich has been knoAvn for many years, and Avith 
comparatively very little loss of life and property. 
The groat success of the season’s fisliery, it Avill be seen, Avas duo 
to the enormous takes of November, 
The importance of the Herring Fishery, from a commercial point 
of vieAv, to the Eastern Counties, Avill bo better seen by the 
folloAving figures. Tlie total catch for the year, for the ports of 
Yarmouth and LoAvestoft, Avas 30,335 lasts, equal to 400,422,000 
fish, Avliich, at tlie moderate estimate of £15 per last, repre.sent 
a money value of £455,025. Each last is estimated to Aveigh 
25 CAvt. The (Quantity of Avholesome food thus contributed by the 
bountiful ocean in this one species of fish alone amounted to 
37,919 tons. 
T'or the folloAving returns I am again indebted to Mr. H. 
Teasdel, Jun., Corporation Accountant at Yarmouth, and Captain 
Massingham, Harbour-master of LoAvestoft. 
ReTUUN of IIeHRIXOS liASCED AT YaRMODTII AND LOWESTOFT 
Fisii-Wharves in 1SS3. 
J anuary . 
LsaU 
(13.200). 
Yarmouth. 
Thonmmls 
(1320). 
Hundreds 
(132/. 
(13,200). 
Lowestoft. 
Thoasands Hun.lreds 
(laan. UKI. 
— 
— 
— 
— 

- 
Spring ^ 
February . 
— 
— 
— 
— — 
8 
March 
57 
9 
2 
405 

2 
April . 
238 
3 
3 
1.523 
4 
4 
iMay 
47 
5 
6 
790 
— 
3 
( June 
Summer I .July 
11 
S 
3 
21 
8 
8 
34 
9 
1 
11 
.\ugust . 
915 
5 
7 
69 
5 
1 
September 
2192 
9 
3 
S3 
4 
October . 
5815 
2 
7 
2282 
9 
Autumn \ November 
( December 
9441 
1 
3 
5049 
8 
1 
919 
19,675 
9 
4 
7 
1 
433 
10,660 
5 
9 
1 
4 
