MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 6oi 
As an example of the impossibility of coping with the influx 
of fish, it may be stated that some purchasers of fish could 
not obtain horses or carts until the next day, and so suffered 
much loss in the deterioration of fish. And as an illustration 
of the wealth of Herrings which were found upon the fishing 
ground, one boat with only a portion of its nets left, to the 
extent of seven nets, secured about ten lasts of Herrings. If 
you work out the sum you will find that that meant about 
a Herring for every mesh of the nets ! Another feature ol the 
experience of last Tuesday and Wednesday, was the un- 
exampled scene of agricultural wagons brought upon the 
Fishwharf to take away the fish bought for manure, and the 
huge horses, compared with those generally employed in the 
carting of fish, champing their bits, and neighing in their 
unaccustomed surroundings, standing up to the eaves of the 
roof. But the saddest part of all the experience was the 
necessity for the intervention of the Commissioners, who on 
Wednesday took out some sixty tons of fish, properly dis- 
infected, in their hopper barges for consignment to the deep 
sea .” — Yarmouth Independent, 26th October, 1907. 
The export of Herrings during the month of October reached 
the height of its activity, and steamers were daily leaving the 
harbour loaded with salt pickled fish for the North and other 
parts of the Continent. The wonder is that, with so much 
pressure upon all the resources of accommodation in our 
harbour, berths can be so readily found for these steamers 
to load. Every inch of quay space has been utilised, and as 
soon as one boat has filled her hold and taken her deck cargo, 
she is cleared out and another steamer hurried into the vacant 
berth. As an example of the business done in this direction, 
it may be mentioned that within a week in October, no fewer 
than seventeen steamers left Yarmouth with cured Herrings, 
in addition to those which left the port with fresh Herrings 
in ice. 
The catch mentioned above exceeded all records at 
Yarmouth, except that of Tuesday. November nth, 1902. 
when upwards of 45.000 crans were brought ashore and sold 
at fair prices. The actual catch landed on Tuesday, October 
22nd. was 43.320 crans. 
