'
CAPTÙRÈS BYLINERS AND TRAŸVLERS,189Ô.
91
over 1895 ; halibut remained nearly as
previous year,
while lemon—dabs had a diminution of 733 cwts., but an increase
of £160 in value.
plaice' and brill exceeded 1895
by no less than 7,973 cwts. and £8,502. Skate had increased
by 1,888 cwts. and £340.
Other kinds of white shes also had
an excess of 2,110 cwts. and £1,245 over the previous
_
The value of the round shes in 1896 is 73. for the liner
and—88. for the trawler,_the différence in favour of the trawler
‘
when contrasted with 1895 being
The liner reCeived
,
118. 1001 for at _shes, the trawler 273. _5cZ., an increase of
13. lol. in the
case and a diminution of 10d. in the
:
latter.
_
The grand total of all kinds of shes (other than
landed in 1896 was 6,146,738 cwts., an increase of 39,697 cwts.
on
1895, and this notwithstanding the great decit in the
-
'
herrings, sparlingsand mackerel of 92,904 cwts. on the previous
‘
If we deduct the total for herrings, sparlings and
mackerel, v—iz.4,002,791_cwts, the shes caughtby the liner
.
and trawler amount to 2,143,947 cwts., an excess of 132,598 cwts.
on
year.
Of this total 1,589,204 cwts. were pro—"
'
.
duced by the liner, and 554,743 _cwts. by the trawler, the former
”presenting an increase of 109,553 cwts. and £33,117, the latter
.
23,048 cwts. and £39,697.
This year also a large reduction of
boats—boats propelled by sails or oars—took place, viz. 1,064,
,
representing 4,303 in tonnage, and 3,521 resident and non—
resident men
and boys.
The remaining boats, however, Were
increased in value both as regards the hall and equipment.
Besides, 7 new steam—liners and 93 men were added to this
’
department, a sign that the old order of things is steadily
being dispensed with.
’
‘
'
No steam—trawlers were added to-the ScOtt-ish series this
,
year, and a reducti0n of 3 in vessels other thanSCottish took
place.
rl‘wo small sailing trawlers were also added to this
-
department. The increase in men was 31, and
tonnage in
the steam vessels was augmented.
The general adaptation of
'
the otter—trawl in the'trawling vessels was a feature of the year,
'
’
ihdeed, ‘so_ great is the competition
in the shing industry, that
it Was found'that' the beam—trams could —scarcely hold their
_
CAPTÙRÈS BYLINERS AND TRAŸVLERS,189Ô.
91
over 1895 ; halibut remained nearly as
previous year,
while lemon—dabs had a diminution of 733 cwts., but an increase
of £160 in value.
plaice' and brill exceeded 1895
by no less than 7,973 cwts. and £8,502. Skate had increased
by 1,888 cwts. and £340.
Other kinds of white shes also had
an excess of 2,110 cwts. and £1,245 over the previous
_
The value of the round shes in 1896 is 73. for the liner
and—88. for the trawler,_the différence in favour of the trawler
‘
when contrasted with 1895 being
The liner reCeived
,
118. 1001 for at _shes, the trawler 273. _5cZ., an increase of
13. lol. in the
case and a diminution of 10d. in the
:
latter.
_
The grand total of all kinds of shes (other than
landed in 1896 was 6,146,738 cwts., an increase of 39,697 cwts.
on
1895, and this notwithstanding the great decit in the
-
'
herrings, sparlingsand mackerel of 92,904 cwts. on the previous
‘
If we deduct the total for herrings, sparlings and
mackerel, v—iz.4,002,791_cwts, the shes caughtby the liner
.
and trawler amount to 2,143,947 cwts., an excess of 132,598 cwts.
on
year.
Of this total 1,589,204 cwts. were pro—"
'
.
duced by the liner, and 554,743 _cwts. by the trawler, the former
”presenting an increase of 109,553 cwts. and £33,117, the latter
.
23,048 cwts. and £39,697.
This year also a large reduction of
boats—boats propelled by sails or oars—took place, viz. 1,064,
,
representing 4,303 in tonnage, and 3,521 resident and non—
resident men
and boys.
The remaining boats, however, Were
increased in value both as regards the hall and equipment.
Besides, 7 new steam—liners and 93 men were added to this
’
department, a sign that the old order of things is steadily
being dispensed with.
’
‘
'
No steam—trawlers were added to-the ScOtt-ish series this
,
year, and a reducti0n of 3 in vessels other thanSCottish took
place.
rl‘wo small sailing trawlers were also added to this
-
department. The increase in men was 31, and
tonnage in
the steam vessels was augmented.
The general adaptation of
'
the otter—trawl in the'trawling vessels was a feature of the year,
'
’
ihdeed, ‘so_ great is the competition
in the shing industry, that
it Was found'that' the beam—trams could —scarcely hold their
_