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Appendices to Twenty-seventh Annual Report 



REPORT FROM DEVERON 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 : — Caught in August near 

 Whitehills. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £3381 4s. 



2. The assessment levied was £387 8s. 7^d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 11 in number. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — One at Huntly. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of November, and 



reached its height in December. 

 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, .381 79 



Clean, 2 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 16th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November. 



3. Spawning ceased at end of January. 



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



spawning season is regarged as exceptionally good. 



Smoits— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards on 20th April. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was very good. 



REPORT FROM SPEY DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



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3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 

 times of greatest run, the figures are :— 





By Net and Coble. 



By Fixed Engine. 



Month, 1908, 





























Salmon. 



Grilse. 



Trout. 



Salmon. 



Grilse. 



Trout. 



Feb. 11th to 28th, 

 March, .... 

 April, .... 

 May, .... 

 June, .... 

 July, .... 

 August, 



8-7 

 103 



8-2 

 11-6 

 132 

 201 

 27-9 



02 

 6-5 

 68-6 

 24-7 



0'5 

 1-1 

 131 



30-3 

 35-6 

 152 

 42 



3-2 

 36 

 2 5 

 10-8 

 18-5 

 16-4 

 45 0 



01 

 11-6 

 51-8 

 36-5 



0-4 

 05 

 6-4 

 24-8 

 33-3 

 26-4 

 8-2 





100-0 



100 0 



100-0 



1000 



100 0 



100-0 



