of thi Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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APPENDIX 0. 



AN ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF REPORTS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM TWEED DISTRICT, 

 Take of Fish— 



1. State whether the take of fish has been above or below the average of 



previous years- — 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea — Below the average. 



(6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Above the average. 



(c) By rod and line— Below the average. 



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



(a) By fixed engine, approximately, 7200. 

 (6) By sweep net, actual number, 52,809. 

 (c) By rod and line, aj^proximately, 2353. 

 Note. — A considerable number of fish are captured in the open waters of 

 which it is impossible to give an estimate. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



By Fixed Engine, ... 











20 



40 



30 



14days 

 10 







By Sweep Net, 



1-31 



1-99 



5-93 



9-71 



1527 



35-82 



1994 



14days 

 1003 







By Rod and Line, . . . 



1-37 



2 -54 



•84 



•83 



•20 



•10 



•84 



2-74 



42-14 



48-40 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout apjjeared, as included in 



the above return, are as folloAv : — The first grilse caught by net was on 



22nd April. The first grilse caught by rod and line was on 2nd August. 



The greatest numbers of sea trout and grilse were caught by net in July, 



and by rod and line in October and November. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — By rod 



and line, 46 lbs. ; by net, 38 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By rod and line, caught 



by Miss Trotter, on Sprouston Water, on 26th October ; and by net, at 



Wilford Fishery, near HornclifFe, in August. 



Protection- 



1. The assessable rental for 1910 was £16,130 7s. 9d. 



2. The assessment levied was £3226 Is. 8d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are as follows :— 9 in July, 9 in August, 



20 in September, 46 in October, 55 in November, 53 in December, 48 in 

 January, 25 in February, 19 in March, 16 in April, 16 in May, 9 in June, 

 and 1 engineer all the year. 



