150 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



From the Fishery Report of igo2 it would seem as if the combine 

 of the upper proprietors in 1881 had been a flash in the pan, for 

 at the end of September in this year Mr. Calderwood inspected the 

 river from Daviot to Nairn, and found its seven weirs all offering 

 more or less serious obstruction to the passage of fish. Those of 

 Holme Rose and Nairnside were the chief offenders, but not one 

 of these weirs had a salmon pass in them ! He also found the 

 sewage pollutions from the town of Nairn very bad. Up to the 

 time of going to press I have been unable to procure further informa- 

 tion. Seeing that the Fishery Board Reports between 1903 and 

 1909 are also silent on the subject, this is perhaps not surprising. 



