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MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
The quantity of Herring caught creates a record in the history 
of the trade The thousands of shore hands employed in 
the great industry have also profited by the bountiful harvest of 
the sea There may be — indeed, there are — a few fisher- 
men, as is always the case, who have been unfortanate in the 
loss of gear, but, taken on the whole, there has never been a 
Herring fishery in East Anglian waters, or anywhere else, 
which has been of so much general benefit, and for which there 
is so much occasion for all-round gratitude.” 
The following statement shows a Return of Herrings landed 
at Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft in 1912 : — 
At Fish-wharf : — 
Month. 
Crans. 
Month. 
Crans. 
April 
13| 
Brought forward. 
. 6,046 
May 
251 
September ... 
97,019 
June 
105| 
October 
397,145 
July 
226 
November ... 
102,219 
August 
5,450 
December ... 
2,548 
Carried forward ... 
6,046 
Total 
604,977 
At Goriest on : — 
September 14th to 30th 
5,976 
October 1st to 31st 
.. 
57,965 
November 1st to 23rd 
7,818 
Total 
71,759 
At other Wharves 
September 
39 
Fish-wharf... 
604,977 
October 
6,110 
Gorleston ... 
71,759 
To November 9th 
1,473 
Other wharves 
7,622 
Total 
7,622 
Total ... 
684,358 
The number of Yarmouth boats was about 
204 
Scotch and other boats was about 732 
Total 
936 
