MR. G. H. HARRIS ON THE HERRING FISHERY. 
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lament the had times, is certainly a remarkable thing in the face of 
the fact, that the Yarmouth catch per boat was twice as heavy as 
the Scotch catch. 
Turning to the Lowestoft catch, we find the total caught throughout 
the year to have been 8191 lasts. Of these, however, the Spring 
and Summer fishing are accountable for G88 lasts. The Spring 
and Summer fishing in Yarmouth were together so small as to be 
almost negligeable, amounting to no more than 2G7 lasts. 
I have not been able to get returns showing the separate catches 
made by Lowestoft and Scotch boats, so am unable to see whether 
the moral pointed by my figures above finds any verification in 
Lowestoft. 
In Lowestoft the total number of boats employed were : — 
Lowe*toft. Scotch. 
. 14 
. 182 42 
. 192 G4 
A somewhat puzzlirtg discrepancy occurs between the average 
catches per boat, of boats fishing from Yarmouth and Lowestoft 
respectively. 
There Avere landed at Yarmouth Wharf during the Autumn 
fishing 19,000 lasts, roughly speaking. To catch these, 274 
Yarmouth and Scotch boats were employed, giving an average of 
68 lasts to the boat. At LoAvestoft Wharf, on the other hand, 
during the Autumn fishing 7502 lasts were landed, caught by 25G 
boats, giving an average of only 29 lasts to the boat, as compared 
with the Yarmouth average of 68. 
On referring to Mr. Southwell’s report for 1892, I find much 
the same state of things prevailing. In that year, the Autumn 
fishing at Yarmouth was productive of 16,800 lasts, caught by 
266 boats, giving an average of 63 lasts per boat , whilst in 
LoAvestoft 6610 were landed, caught by 239 boats, giving an 
average of 28 lasts only per boat. This discrepancy would appear 
difficult to account for, Avere it not that the LoAvestoft boats land 
a large proportion of their fish on Yarmouth Wharf. Of course 
this affects to a certain extent, any calculation made as to the 
average catch of the Yarmouth boats. 
Taking the tAA’o ports together, Ave find the average catch per 
boat, English and Scotch, to have been 50 lasts. The average 
In the Spring 
„ Summer 
„ Autumn 
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