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Appendices to Tiventy -fourth Annual Report 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are Elgin burgh sewage, as also some half-dozen 

 distilleries. 



1. Remedial measures : — Experimental sewage works at Elgin. Distilleries 

 doing something in way of settling tanks, &c, &c. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance in the month of November 1904, and reached 



its height in January 1905. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in J une. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was 41, 



as follows : — 





Males. 



Females. 



Kelts, .... 



31 



10 



Clean, .... 







The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 14th October 1904. 



2. Spawning ceased middle of January 1905. 



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

 spawning season is regarded as an average one. 



Smolts— 



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



2. As a smolt year 1905 was an average one. 



REPORT FROM FINDHORN DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



1. As compared with the average results of previous years, the take of fish 



generally throughout the district has been below the average. 

 More particularly it has been 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea, below the average. 



(b) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters, about an average. 



(c) By rod and line, below the average. 



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



(a) By fixed engine, 15,702. 



(b) By sweep net, 5523. 



(c) By rod and line, below the average. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



By Fixed Engine, . 



287 



777 



1200 



2334 



3404 



6346 



1354 





By Sweep Net, 



97 



253 



433 



726 



1280 



2426 



108 





By Rod and Line, . 

















