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Appendices to Thirty-second Annual Report 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Bye-laws strictly enforced. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — A pass for fresh- water trout has been 



built at Wells Caulcl, on the Rule, to enable trout which are washed 

 over the cauld to return to the lake. The ladder, or pass, is not intended 

 to carry sahnon or sea trout. 



Pollutions — 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Poisonous matters from mills and dj'^ehouses 



in Selkirk, Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn, Galashiels, Hawick, 

 Jedburgh, and Chirnside ; household sewage from Biggar, West Linton, 

 Eddleston, Melrose, St. Boswells, Kelso, Coldstream, Sprouston, Ancrum, 

 Lilliesleaf, Earlston, Lauder, &c. 



2. Remedial measures : — There are settling tanks connected with all the mills 



in Peebles which intercept the grosser parts of the mill effluent, but not 

 much good. There are purification works connected with the mills in 

 Selkirk, erected about 35 j^ears ago, which are in very bad repair. 



A new system of drainage has been erected in Galashiels, but some of the 

 factories are still unconnected with it. So far as it has gone it is a 

 great improvement. 



In Hawick there are irrigating tanks in a field, but they are not worked 

 satisfactorily. 



A purifying plant has been erected at Chirnside Paper Mills with fair 

 results. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance, season 1912-13, in the month of November, 



and reached its height in January. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in May. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was 



as follows : — 



Males. Females. 

 Kelts. ..... 1609 610 



Clean 80 44 



The Spawning Season— » 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 12th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in December. 



3. Spawning ceased in February. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as good. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April and Ma}'-. 



2. As a smolt year 1913 was good. 



REPORT FROM FORTH DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



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



(a) By fixed engine — Below the average. 

 (6) By sweep net — Below the average, 

 (c) By rod and line — Below the average. 



2. Sea trout : — 



The number as compared with previous years was below the average. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 50^ lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — 19th May 1913. Elie. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1913 was £3703 16s. 8d. 



2. The assessment levied Vv^as 4s. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 10 in number and one superintendent. 



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



