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Appendices to Thirty-second Annual Report 



REPORT FROM CREE DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



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



(a) By fixed engine — ^Below average. 



(h) By sweep net — None. 



(c) By rod and line — Fair average. 



2. Sea trout : — Very poor. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 25 lb. by 



rod. By net unknown. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are Cunningham's Ford, 

 Cree, some time in May. 



Protection— 



1 . The assessable rental for 1913 was £882 10s. 



2. The assessment levied was at 8d. per £ = £29 8s. 4d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 3 in number. 



The District Board only pay the half wage of one man, and the proprietors 

 the remainder. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow: — None by 



Board. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



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



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



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



Pollutions— 



The existing pollutions are : — None. 



The Salmon Disease- 

 No diseased fish seen. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning in beginning of November. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November. 



3. Spawning ceased — Not known. 



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



ing season is regarded as good. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in middle of May. 



2. As a smolt year 1913 was fairly good. 



REPORT FROM NITH DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. The number of salmon and grilse : — 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea — Cannot be ascertained. 

 (6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Under last year's average, 

 (c) By rod and line — Under last year's average. So far as known 

 35 salmon and 15 grilse. 



2. Sea trout : — 



{a) The number taken cannot be ascertained. 



(6) As compared with previous years below the average. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 32| lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — On 31st October by 



rod and line on Blackwood Water, Auldgirth, 



