§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of fishing vessels in each category in each island of the Outer Hebrides in 1939, 1946, 1951 and 1963, respectively.
§ Mr. NobleThe numbers of boats reported as fishing in the years mentioned are given below by islands and in size groups. These boats may be used at different seasons for different methods of fishing. Most of those in the under 233W 40 feet category are small boats ranging from 16 feet upwards, and many of
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NUMBER OF FISHING VESSELS BY SIZES Year Islands Under 40 feet Over 40 feet Island Total Outer Hebrides Total 1939 Lewis and Harris (inclusive of Bernera Lewis and Scalpay) 346 58 404 North Uist (inclusive of Bernera Harris) 53 — 53 Grimsay 49 — 49 Benbecula 29 — 29 South Uist 99 2 101 Eriskay 29 8 37 Barra (inclusive of Vatersay) 83 7 90 763 1946 Lewis and Harris (inclusive of Bernera Lewis and Scalpay) 465 58 523 North Uist (inclusive of Bernera Harris) 48 — 48 Grimsay 35 — 35 Benbecula 25 — 25 South Uist 84 1 85 Eriskay 26 3 29 Barra (inclusive of Vatersay) 86 2 88 833 1951 Lewis and Harris (inclusive of Bernera Lewis and Scalpay) 538 70 608 North Uist (inclusive of Bernera Harris) 54 1 55 Grimsay 42 — 42 Benbecula 28 — 28 South Uist 59 1 60 Eriskay 15 3 18 Barra (inclusive of Vatersay) 80 2 82 893 1963 Lewis and Harris (inclusive of Bernera Lewis and Scalpay) 239 26 265 North Uist (inclusive of Bernera Harris) 30 — 30 Grimsay 49 — 49 Benbecula 10 — 10 South Uist 28 4 32 Eriskay 5 —- 5 Barra 34 2 36 Vatersay 8 — 8 435 them are only infrequently used for fishing.