312 MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
A unique advertisement. At the conclusion of the Yarmouth 
Herring fishery, when the Scotch girls were leaving for the 
North, they were much surprised to find themselves the 
recipients of a very useful Christmas-box, the gift of Messrs. 
J. & J. Colman of Norwich. Agents from the Carrow Works 
gave to each of these people a case containing full-sized 
samples of the various household requisites manufactured by 
the firm. Each case contained mustard, starch, washing 
blue, self-raising flour, corn flour, semolina, &c. It is needless 
to say that the women were very demonstrative in their 
thanks. 
I feel that I am again indebted to Mr. W. Lewis Smith and 
Mr. H. J. Henderson for particulars of the number of Herrings 
landed at the respective ports of Yarmouth and Lowestoft. 
Returns of Herrings Landed at Yarmouth in 1905. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
January . 
— 
Brought forward 163 
February 
— 
July . . 
19 
March . 
12 
August . 
616 
April 
78 
September 
1,368 
May 
IO 
October . 
H,32i 
June 
63 
November 
19,229 
December 
2,791 
Carried forward 
163 
Total . 
38,507 
Number of Yarmouth boats employed, about . 
190 
,, Scotch and 
other 
boats 
employed, about 
540 
Return of Herrings 
Landed at Lowestoft in 1905. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
January . 
— 
Brought forward 862 
February 
— 
July . . 
14 
March . 
88 
August . 
13 
April 
679 
September 
88 
May 
58 
October . 
10,888 
June 
37 
November 
15,277 
December 
2,325 
Carried forward 
862 
Total . 
29,467 
Number of Lowestoft boats employed 
224 
,, Scotch and 
other 
boats 
employed . 
440 
