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Appendices to Twentij-ninth Annual Report 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow: — 



Sea trout were caught at the start of net fishing, and grilse early in 

 June. No great run of grilse. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 53 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught by net at 



Flookie, in July. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1910 was £23,861 12s. 



2. The assessment levied was, at 10 per cent., £2386 3s. 2d. 



3. The water bailiflFs employed are 23 in number. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow :— Number 



of cases tried, 40 ; number of persons involved, 68. Fines paid, 35 ; 

 imprisoned, 14 ; not yet settled, 13 ; admonished by Sheriff, 0 ; total 

 convicted, 62 ; not proven, 2 ; Avithdrawn, 4 — total, 68. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Pish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect: — No change. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — So far as known, yes. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — A salmon pass now in operation at 



the Falls of Tummel. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with are : — Falls of Keith, on Ericht, 



above BlairgowTie. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — (1) Sewage. The burghs and villages have 



mostly all dealt Avith this matter, except the Burgh of Perth, which, up 

 to the present, has done nothing. The sewage from the city of Dundee, 

 which is much lower down the estuary, and not quite so harmful, has 

 also not yet been dea^t w4th. (2) Discharges from bleaching works at 

 Almondbank, Luncarty, and Stormontfield, and small distilleries. 



2. Remedial measures : — For sewage, filter beds at CriefF, Comrie, Pit- 



lochry, Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie, Alyth, and Coupar A.ngus. 



The Salmon Disease— 



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



reached its height in December. 

 The river was at no time quite free of diseased fish. 



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



follows :— About 300 kelts, and about 20 clean fish. 



The Spawning" Season— 



1 . Fish were first noticed spawning on 31st October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in December. 



3. Spawning was not observed after 31st December. 



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



spawning season is regarded as fairly suitable. 



Smolts- 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards at end of March. 



2. As a smolt year 1910 w^as barely an average, but owing to fairly high water 



in April it was not easy to estimate the numbers. 



REPORT FROM SOUTH ESK DISTRICT. 

 Take of Pish- 



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

 previous years — 



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

 {h) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — About an average, 

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

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 42 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Rossie fishings, north of 

 the river mouth. 



