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Appendices to Twenty -seventh Annual Report 



The principal offences were killing salmon by means of illegal nets, cleek 

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

 for killing salmon, and assaulting and obstructing bailiffs. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect: — Dam in Kale Water at More- 



battle Tofts washed away in March 1908, and not renewed. 



2. The provisions of the Tweed Acts are duly enforced and carried out. 



Pollutions — 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Poisonous matters from mills and dyehouses 



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

 burgh, and Chirnside. Household sewage from Biggar, West Linton, 

 Eddleston, Melrose, St. Boswells, Kelso, Coldstream, Sprouston, An- 

 crum, Lilliesleaf, Earlston, Lauder, &c. 



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



in Peeblesshire which intercept the grosser parts of the mill effluent, but 

 not much good. There are purification works connected with the mills 

 in Galashiels and Selkirk, but those in Galashiels do not appear to be of 

 any use, judging from the appearance of the water flowing from them ; 

 but a new system of drainage and purification is now in the course of 

 being constructed. 



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

 satisfactorily. 



A very expensive purifying plant has now been erected at Chirnside Paper 

 Works with good results. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance during season 1907-08 in the month of Novem- 



ber, and reached its height in February. 

 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, 2,860 2,757 



Clean, 273 442 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 20th October 1907 (sea trout). 



2. The greatest number spawned in December and January. 



3. Spawning ceased in the beginning of March. 



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 May. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon— 



1. The number of ova secured locally during the past season was 376,000. 



2. In securing ova the numbers of male and female fish captured were respec- 



tively 14 males and 37 females. 



REPORT FROM FORTH DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 44| lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — End of July, with sweep 

 net, Herrick Station, about four miles below Stirling. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £3569 8s. 9d. 



2. The assessment levied was 4s. 6d. per £. 



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



