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Appendices to Twenty -seventh Annual Report 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 2 in number — 1 permanent and 1 a 



temporary assistant during autumn. 



4. No prosecutions. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions : — Some sewerage from the village of Alness at 



present gets into the river. There is also sewerage from some of the 

 large houses along the river sides, but the water bailiff is not prepared to 

 say that any harm is thereby done to the fishing interests in the river. 



2. Remedial measures : — The Local Authorities under the Public Health Acts 



have formed the villages of Alness and Bridgend into special drainage 

 districts, and steps are to be taken this year to have the sewage from 

 these villages conveyed in a pipe to the sea below Teaninich. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Sea trout were first noticed spawning about 10th October, and salmon and 



grilse about 1st November. 



2. The greatest number spawned about the end of November. 



3. Spawning ceased generally about the end of December. 



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



spawning season is regarded as below the average for salmon and grilse, 

 and good for sea trout. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards about the middle of April. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was only fair. 



REPORT FROM KYLE OF SUTHERLAND DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 38 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are :- -Bag nets, in August. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £3333. 



2. The assessment levied was £319 8s. 3d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 16 in number. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 5th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November. 



3. Spawning ceased at end of December. 



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



spawning season is regarded as very good. 



Smolts— 



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



2. As a smolt year 1908 was above the average. 



REPORT FROM SUTHERLANDSHIRE DISTRICTS (EAST AND 

 WEST COAST) — HELMSDALE, BRORA, FLEET. INVER. 

 INCHARD, KIRKAIG, AND LAXFORD. 



Take of Fish— 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine (West Coast bag nets) — Salmon, 577 ; grilse, 

 2186 ; trout, 238. 



(6) By sweep net (Brora sweep nets)— Salmon, 329 ; grilse, 386 ; 

 trout, 243. 



(c) By rod and line — Brora, 212 ; Helmsdale, upper beats, 207 ; 

 lower beats, 494—701 ; River Inchard and Garbetbeg Loch, 

 46 ; River Laxford, 43 ; Kirkaig, 10 ; Inver, 31. 



