of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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APPENDIX 0. 



AN ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF REPOETS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM TWEED DISTRICT, 



Take of Fish— 



1. The number of salmon and grilse : — 



{a) By fixed engines in the sea, 5900. 

 (6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters, 18,334. 

 (c) By rod and line, 2391. 

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

 which it is impossible to give an estimate. 



2. The estimated catch in relation to that of former years was 



{a) By fixed engine— Below average. 

 (6) By sweep net — ^Below average, 

 (c) By rod and line — 'Below 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. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov 



By Fixed Engine 











28 



32 



30 



14 days 

 10 







By Sweep Net . 



2-0 



6-6 



9-7 



16-7 



14-0 



22-0 



19-0 



14 days 



10-0 







By Rod and Line 



15-57 



15-57 



14-0 



9-44 



1-46 



0-63 



0-63 



4-58 



5-10 



3302 



4. Sea trout : — 



(a) The number taken was 17,850. 



(6) As compared with previous years — Below average. 



5. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 45 lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — In Tweed at Ednam 



House Water, Floors, Kelso, on 21st November 1914. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1913-14 was £15,936 14s. 



2. The assessment levied was £3187 6s. lid. 



3. The number of water bailiffs employed was as follows ; — 9 in July, 



9 in August, 17 in September, 39 in October, 50 in November, 48 in 

 December, 44 in January, 29 in February, 21 in March, 16 in April, 16 

 in May, 9 in June, and 1 engineer all the year. 



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



cutions were instituted against 118 persons in season 1913-14. Sixtj^ 

 persons paid fine or were allowed time to pay, 37 persons were im- 

 prisoned, 4 absconded, 11 persons were admonished or acquitted, and 

 proceedings were withdrawn in the case of 6 persons. 

 The principal offences were : — Killing salmon by means of illegal nets, 

 cleek and light, and rake-hooks, being in illegal possession of salmon 

 and engines for killing salmon, and assaulting and obstructing bailiffs. 



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