No herrings have been bought from Iceland in recent years, either by my Department or the Herring Industry Board; or, so far as I know, by the trade. About 190 tons of herrings have been dumped by certain fisheren in 1947 because they would not sell them for the production of herring oil and cattle food. I deeply regret this action, especially as other fishermen have sold nearly 6,000 tons of surplus herrings for reduction into oil and meal.