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and Speedwell, had between £600 and £700 each. The sailing 
boats have done well, as a few examples will show. Among the 
earnings reported by Peterhead boats are the Mary Stephen £535, 
Unity £475, Pansy £450, Jeannies £430, Watchful, Speedwell, 
and Valiant £400 each, Maggie M. Birnie £350, Onward, Mary, 
and Victory £300 each, Brilliant £270, Nobles £230, Harmony, 
and British Ensign £200 each. The Fraserburgh boats that have 
done well are Philorth £640, Crawfords £560, Guide Me £550, 
Bill £510, and Speedwell £496. The Buckie boats have grossed 
between £300 and £400 per boat, and some of the Lossiemouth 
fleet have made over £600. The Scotch crews are now considering 
the best means of investing their well-earned money, and the 
popular idea is to go in for steam drifters. Already one first-class 
steam drifter has been ordered on Scotch account from Smith’s 
Dock Trust, Limited, of Shields, and it is stated that it is in 
contemplation to place several similar contracts with this concern.” 
In conclusion I may add, that the total number of Herrings 
landed at Yarmouth and Lowestoft, as shown by the returns, 
amount to 78,774 lasts, giving the enormous total of 1,0-39,816,800 
Herrings, which is nearly three times as many as were caught 
during the year 1897. In the latter year I find that altogether 
530 boats sailed out of the two ports. This number has increased 
to 1216 in the year 1902. 
I desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. W. L. Smith, 
the Borough Accountant of Great Yarmouth, and to Mr. H. J. 
Henderson, the harbour master of Lowestoft, for the returns of 
Herrings landed at those ports during 1902, also to Air. H. D. 
Sayers for particulars concerning the various boats sailing out of 
Yarmouth for the fishing. 
Return of 
Herrings Landed at Yarmouth 
IN 1902. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
January 
— 
Brought forward 740 
February 
— 
July 
. 525 
March . 
2 
August . 
. 1,230 
April 
. 64 
September 
. 2,603 
May 
79 
October 
. 18,442 
June 
. 595 
November 
. 19,552 
December 
. 2,227 
Carried forward 740 
Total 
. 45,319 
Number of Yarmouth boats employed, about 
150 
f) 
Scotch and other boats employed, about 488 
