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APPENDIX 0. 



AN ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF REPORTS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM TWEED DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. The number of salmon and grilse : — ■ 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea, 4237 (approximately). 

 (6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters, 16,842 (actual), 

 (c) By rod and line, 2471 (approximately). 

 Note. — A considerable number of fish are caught in the open waters of 

 which it is impossible to give an estimate. 



2. The catch in relation to that of former years was : — 



(a) By fixed engine — Below average. 

 (6) By sweep net — Below average, 

 (c) By rod and line — Below average. 



3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 



times of greatest run, the figures are : — ■ 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov 



By Fixed Engine 











26 



34 



28 



14Sept. 

 12 







By Sweep Net . 



2-56 



6-18 



8-29 



9-01 



11-61 



37-51 



12-35 



14 days 

 12-49 







By Rod and Line 



7-25 



6-85 



6-42 



10-59 



2-50 



0-41 



0-60 



1-26 



21-10 



43-02 



4. Sea trout :— 



{a) The nu m ber taken was 21,171. 



(&) As compared with previous years — Below average. 



5. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 55 lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — On 7th November on 



Lees Water at Coldstream, by rod and line. 



Protection — 



1. The assessable rental for 1912-13 was £15,930 7s. 5d. 



2. The assessment levied was £3186 Is, 7d. 



3. The number of water bailiffs employed was as follows : — 9 in July, 



9 in August, 19 in September, 38 in October. 52 in November, 54 in 

 December, 51 in January, 31 in February, 21 in March, 16 in April, 

 16 in May, 9 in June, and 1 engineer all the year. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — Prosecu 



tions were instituted against 148 persons in season 1912-13. Seventy- 

 three persons paid fine or were allowed time to pay, 36 persons were 

 imprisoned, 14 absconded, 12 persons were admonished or acquitted, 

 6 were put under probation or caution, and proceedings were withdrawn 

 in the case of 7 persons. 

 The principal offences were : — Killing salmon by means of illegal nets, 

 cleek and light and rake-hooks, being in illegal possession of salmon and 

 of engines for killing salmon, and assaulting and obstructing bailifis. 



