MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
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Wharf was visited by the member for the Borough, A. Fell, 
Esq., who was accompanied by Lord Milner. His Lordship, 
piloted by Mr. Fell, went the whole length of the Wharf, and 
evidently took much interest in the busy scene. He com- 
mented on the fact that so many steamers were at the Quay 
and no sailing boats. This was readily explained by the 
fact that the sailing boats discharged earlier and had gone to 
seek their Sunday berths. Lord Milner then visited the 
gutting grounds, where the lassies were busy at work, and 
was astonished at their remarkable agility with the knife. 
He next visited the Herring houses where the lassies work under 
better conditions, and where red Herrings, bloaters and the 
luscious kipper are prepared for export. He also inspected 
the pickling operations, and appeared to lie very interested 
in all he saw. 
With their usual courtesy, Mr. W. L. Smith, the Yarmouth 
Borough Accountant, and Mr. W. J. Henderson, the Lowestoft 
Harbour Master, have again furnished me with the following 
particulars of Herrings landed and boats engaged. 
Returns 
of Herrings 
Landed at Yarmouth i: 
s' 1906. 
Month. 
leasts. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
January . 
. — 
Brought forward 3 * 1 
February 
. — 
July . . 
21 1 
March . 
16 
August . 
919 
I, 38 l 
April 
92 
September 
May 
34 
October . 
16,862 
June 
169 
November 
I 3<346 
December 
2.027 
Carried forward 3 ' 1 
Total . 
35-°57 
Number of Yarmouth boats employed, about . 
198 
Scotch and other boats employed, about 
636 
Return 
of Herrings 
Landed at Lowestoft n 
s 1906. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
Month. 
Lasts. 
January . 
February 
March 
April 
May 
Tune 
63 
S19 
131 
142 
Brought forward 1, 1 55 
July . . iSS 
August . . 9 
September . 68 
October . . 12,397 
November . 10,126 
December . 1,703 
Carried forward 1,155 
Total . 25,646 
Number of Lowestoft boats employed, about . 
,, Scotch and other boats employed, about 
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