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it, I am satisfied that it was worth the trouble 

 it entailed. 



I propose giving the questions as put by the 

 Commissioners, and for reply the conclusion which 

 I arrived at from the general opinion given by the 

 respondents : 



1. Q. What are the different kinds of salmon 

 which frequent the Tweed ? 



A. Salmon, bull-trout, sea-trout, and brown 

 trout. 



N.B. The brown trout are the ordinary river- 

 trout. 



2. Q. What is the largest salmon caught in the 

 Tweed or adjoining sea-fisheries ? 



A. Seventy-five pounds, said to have been 

 caught by Mr. Kerr, of Kelso. 



3. Q. State the month or season when the 

 different kinds of salmon come up the river ; also 

 when they leave the latter for the sea. 



A. Salmon ascend at all seasons, leaving the 

 river in April. 



Bull and sea-trout ascend during August and 

 September, and leave in April. 



4. Q. From what parts of the sea do salmon 

 come : from deep water, or from those parts 

 adjoining the coast ? And in the latter case from 

 north or south ? 



A. They come from the coast, and from all 

 directions. 



