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4. One prosecution against 2 men. One pled guilty, and was fined 30s. with 

 13s. 3d. of expenses. The other was admonished, and ordered to pay 

 13s. 3d. of expenses. 



Pollutions— 

 None. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 27th October 1913. 



2. The greatest number spawned — River too high for observation. 



3. Spawning ceased by 27th December 1913. 



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



ing season is regarded as very bad, river being high and fish scarce. 



Smolts— 



River too high to observe when smolts were migrating seawards. 



Changes in Office-Bearers of District Board- 

 Mr. W. B. Mackenzie resigned the position of Clerk to the Lochy District 

 Fishery Board on 7th Noa ember 1913, and Mr. Duncan Maclachlan, 

 Inverlochy Estate OflBce, Fort- William, was appointed Clerk in his 

 place. 



REPORT FROM AWE DISTRICT, 



Take of Fish— 



1. The catch was : — 



[a) By fixed engine | 



(6) By sweep net h Above average of former years, 

 (c) By rod and line i 



2. Sea trout : — 



(a) The number taken was less than in former years. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 54 lb. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught on upper 

 reaches of river Awe in October. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1913 was £1492 Os. 8d. 



2. The assessment levied was £130 lis. Id. 



3. The water bailiffs employed were 1 and assistant in summer months. 



4. No prosecutions were instituted. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



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



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



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None. 



Pollutions— 



The existing pollutions are : — None, except that a complaint has been 

 made that a new sewage tank at Inverawe House has been putting a 

 dirty effluent into the river. This is denied by the owner, and steps 

 are to be taken when he is in residence to have the water analysed. 

 Meantine the owner has been notified to have the matter cisted. 



The Salmon Disease- 

 All rivers in Awe district were free of disease. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 24th October. 



2. Month when greatest number spawned could not be ascertained owing to 



high state of rivers. 



