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Appendices to Tiventii -ninth Annual Report 



Pollutions— 



1. Pollutions : — None. 



The Salmon Disease— 



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



reached its height in January. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in March. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was 145, 



as follows : — 



Males. Females. 

 Kelts, 130 15 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 26th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November. 



3. Spawning did not cease until January 20th. 



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 the month of April. 



2. As a smolt year 1910 was very good. 



REPORT FROM CONON DISTRICT. 

 Take of Pish— 



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

 previous years — 



(a) By fixed engmes in the sea — Above the average. 

 {h) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Balconie, Culloden, and 

 Cromarty fisheries below the average ; Brahan net and cruive 

 fishings above the average. 

 {c) By rod and line — A good average fishing. 



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, . 



4 



6 



9 



14 



16 



39 



12 





By Sweep Net, 



6 



8 



7 



8 



16 



41 



14 





By Rod and Line, 



6 



16 



17 



8 



10 



18 



14 



11 



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

 the above return, are as follow : — The main run of sea trout was in 

 March and April. Clean sea trout in the Conon in all seasons. The 

 first run of grilse was about the middle of May. 

 4. The weights of the heaviest salmon taken during the season were : — 

 Cromarty Weir shot net, 30 lbs. ; Brahan, 25 lbs. ; several taken in 

 the sea coast bag-net fisheries from 20 to 30 lbs. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1910 was £2788 10s. 



2. The assessment levied was £185 18s. 



3. The water bailifts employed are 4 in number — 3 temporary and 1 per- 



manent. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — On 12th 



October, 1910, two Cromarty fishermen were tried in the Sherifi" Court 

 at Tain on a charge of fishing for sea trout in the Cromarty Firth, co the 

 east of the town of Cromarty. A conviction was obtained, and each 

 respondent fined the sum of £2, including expenses, or 21 days' im- 

 prisonment. The fines were paid. 



