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2. Sea trout : — The number of sea trout taken was less than in preceding 



season. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 49 lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — This fish was killed 



on October 25th, on the Carnousie water by Mr. Harvey. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1913 was £3559 14s. 



2. The assessment levied was £385 12s. lOd. for river protection, and 



£426 8s. 8d. to repay loan and interest for purchase of cruive dykes. 



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



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — 1. Case 



against George Rae, Huntly, breach of annual close time, fined £1 and 

 expenses £1 Is. 6d. 2. Case against George Barclay and William 

 Morrison, same offence. Barclay fined 5s. with 10s. expenses ; Morrison 

 admonished. 3. Case against Henry Findlater, Turriff, same offence. 

 Fined 5s. with 21s. 6d. expenses. All paid. There were reports 

 against other offenders, but the evidence being insufficient to convict 

 no proceedings were taken. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — No alteration. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Yes. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — No alteration. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — The sewages from the towns of Huntly, 



Keith, and Turriff, and the waste from 8 distilleries. 



2. Remedial measures : — Representations were made to the County Council 



of Banff to take steps under the Rivers' Pollution Prevention Act, 

 but as public health was not affected they declined. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance in the month of November 1912. 

 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 .... 328 18 

 Clean ...... 4 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 10th October, 



2. The greatest number spawned in November and December. 



3. Spawning ceased in middle of January. 



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



spawning season is regarded as far above the average. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April and May. 



2. As a smolt year 1913 was above the average. 



REPORT FROM RIVER SPEY DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



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



[b] By s^weep^nfr^} ascertaining. 



(c) By rod and line — Above the average in middle sections, the rest 



a good average. 



