580 51 R. T. SOUTHWELL ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
numerous army of workers, who look to this important industry 
as the chief harvest of the year. 
From Yarmouth there were 154 home and 149 Scotch boats 
engaged in the Herring Fishery, manned by 2,732 men and boys; 
the total catch for the year being 16,184 lasts (as compared with 
17,237 lasts in 1892), 3,509 lasts of which were landed by the 
Scotch boats. From Lowestoft there were 185 home and 81 Scotch 
boats, employing some 2,313 men and boys, with a return of 8,157 
lasts (as compared with 9,110 lasts in 1892), making a grand total 
24,342 lasts for the two ports. It is always very difficult to estimate 
the average A^alue of the year’s catch, and particularly so in a 
season like that which is just passed ; the prices fluctuated very 
considerably, and in September and October the fish 5vere of very 
poor quality ; in November and December things were better in all 
respects, but the improvement, for the reasons already stated, came 
too late to help up the average to any great extent ; perhaps £6 per 
last may be taken as an approximate value, this would represent a 
sum of £146,052, or a loss of £38,384, and a falling off of 2,006 
lasts as compared with the season of 1892, to which must be added 
the great destruction of boats and gear. 
My thanks are due to Mr. W. J. Nutman, the Borough 
Accountant of Great Yarmouth, and to the Harbour Master of 
Lowestoft, for their kindness in furnishing me 5vith returns of the 
Herrings landed at their respective ports. 
Return of Herrings landed at Yarsiouth and Lowestoft 
FlSH-WHAR5 r ES IN 1893. 
Yarmouth. 
Lasts Thousands Hundreds 
Lasts 
Lowestoft 
Thousands 
Hundreds 
(13, *200) 
(1320) 
(182) 
(13,200) 
(1320) 
(182) 
/January . 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
\ February . 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 
3 
Spring J. March 
31 
2 
1 
143 
9 
1 
/ April 
54 
5 
4 
418 
7 
8 
V May 
5 
7 
5 
30 
1 
8 
Mid- ( June 
930 
7 
8 
1208 
5 
5 
Summer ( July 
44 
7 
4 
3 
4 
4 
North ( August 
6G6 
1 
8 
32 
4 
2 
Sea ( September . 
2774 
4 
6 
78 
5 
4 
Autumn ? October 
7188 
7 
9 
3624 
6 
1 
Home ) November . 
3792 
5 
7 
2168 
I 
1 
Voyage (. December . 
695 
3 
1 
448 
9 
1 
Yarmouth 
16,184 
3 
3 
8157 
7 
8 
Lowestoft 
8157 
7 
8 
Total 24,342 
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