100 MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
ioo curers, ship-brokers, and commission agents came to 
Yarmouth, and they brought down 400 coopers and 1,800 
women. 450 Scottish boats had come, and 240,000 barrels 
of Herrings were packed. For food and lodging, carting, 
and in the purchase of presents no less than £31,500 was 
spent in Yarmouth. In dues on salt and Herring boats 
£10,000 was paid to the local authorities .” — The Fish Tracies 
Gazette. 
Although at times the trade was not at all brisk, yet when 
the end of the season came it was found that after all the 
fishing had not been so bad as some of the merchants 
prophesied, and most of the curers and Herring agents were 
fairly well satisfied with the season on the whole. As will 
be seen by the figures at the end of these notes the total catch 
was slightly in excess of that of last year. In the 470 Scotch 
steam and sail boats there were some 3,760 men, while the 
183 steam and sail craft with about 1,800 men belong to this 
port. During the month of November 114,500 barrels of 
pickled Herrings were exported to the ports of Northern 
Europe. 
During the past season the Fisher Girls’ Rest, under the 
able superintendence of Miss Davidson, has been of great 
service to the 2,000 Scotch women and girls. At the 
little surgery of the Institute nearly 1,300 wounded hands 
and fingers were dressed, and this help has been greatly 
appreciated by all. 
Lowestoft Herring Voyage. 
Speaking generally, the season has been a long way below 
the Lowestoft average, and is in fact the worst which has been 
known at the port for six or seven years. The Scotch fleet, 
consisting of many less boats than last year, managed to 
make a very good season. Lowestoft boats, both sailing 
and steam, have had, on the other hand, a very poor time. 
“ The bad season will, undoubtedly, affect the labour market 
in Lowestoft. There are usually large stocks of cured Herrings 
in the town at the end of the season, and numbers of hands 
are employed in dealing with them. This year, however, 
