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Major Cameron. — We are all agreed that the falling off of sea-trout is due 

 to the non-observance of a close time, and that the constituting of Shetland 

 into a Fishery District would be of very great benefit to the fishing. 



Mr Edmondston. — Salmon could easily be introduced into the islands. 

 About 1864, the people engaged in the building of the Flugga lighthouse 

 caught one weighing no less than 28 lbs. 



Mr Galloway pointed out the following burns which, being gravelly, were 

 suitable for breeding purposes : — 



1. Burn running into Weisdale Voe. 



2. Burn running into Hamna Voe. 



3. Loch of Cliff, running into Burrafirth Voe. 



4. Loch Brouster. 



5. Burn of Dale, running into Dales Voe, Tingwall. 



6. Parish of Aithsting — Burns running into the Vaddles of Unifirth. 



NOTE III. — APPENDIX G. 



I have stated repeatedly, in the preceding Report, that the provisions of the 

 bye-law (Schedule G) are systematically infringed in the mills in Orkney and 

 Shetland, and I was told that, in many cases, this arises from want of know- 

 ledge of the existence of such a bye-law. I, therefore, now print the bye-law, 

 with the view of dispelling, to some extent at least, the prevailing ignorance 

 on the subject. 



Bye-law (Schedule G). 



25 and 26 Vict. c. 97. 



26 and 27 Vict. c. 50. 



27 and 28 Vict. c. 118. 



' Acts to regulate and amend the Law respecting tlie Salmon Fisheries of 



Scotland.'' 



We, the Commissioners appointed under the said Acts, and empowered 

 thereby ' to make general regulations with respect to the construction and 

 ' alteration of mill-dams or lades, or water-wheels, so as to afford a reasonable 

 ' means for the passage of salmon,' do hereby make the following general 

 regulations with respect to the construction and use of mill-dams or lades, or 

 water-wheels: — 



1. Every new dam, and every portion of any dam that may require to be 

 renewed or repaired after {his time, shall be made and maintained water- 

 tight, or as nearly so as possible, so that no water that can reasonably be pre- 

 vented shall run through the dam ; but all water not taken into the lade for 

 the use of the mills, or other lawful purpose, shall be made to flow over the 

 dam as fully as may be practicable. 



2. There shall be a sluice or sluices at the intake of every mill-lade. No 

 water shall, with the exception hereinafter stated, be allowed to enter any 

 mill-lade beyond the quantity required for the use of the water-wheel or 

 wheels of any one fall on that lade, or for other lawful purpose in the lade ; 

 that is to say, no water shall be allowed to escape from any lade into the river 

 by means of any byewash or overflow, but all water not required for the 

 uses aforesaid shall be made to flow over the dam into the river as far as may 

 be practicable. 



At the option of the millers or manufacturers, this provision may be carried 

 out either by shutting the sluice or sluices at the intake of the lade, or by 

 raising the banks of the lade to a height that will prevent an overflow of 



