the number of fishing boats was about 140 boats. furthermore, people are able to communicate and stay in contact with their family and friends that may live too far away to visit on a regular basis. following this the 14th guards found the going much more difficult. the only change of note that they did introduce was the two-day match, instead of three-day, and this was soon acknowledged to have been a colossal mistake. state sales tax was increased from 6% to 7% to help pay for the hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds. 