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Appendices to Thirty -third Annual Report 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 5 in number— 4 during close season, and 



1 during the whole year. 



4. Partieulars as to prosecutions institutt^d arc briefly as follow : — A lessee 



of salmon fishings in the sea was convicted of a contravention of Section 

 7 of The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 1862, Section 24 of The 

 Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act, 1868, and the bye-law contained in 

 Schedule D. annexed to the last mentioned Act, but no penalty or 

 expenses imposed. 

 The case decided that " jumpers " were stake nets. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disusetl, built, or in prospect. — None, 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in ev^ery case ? — Fairly well observed. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Ellon Burgh sewage. 



2, Remedial measures : — None. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of November 1913, 



and reached its height in February, 

 The river was free of diseased fish in April. 



2. The number of diseased lish taken from the river and destroyed was 155, 



all kelts. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 12th November 1913. 



2. The greatest number spawned from 1st January to 15th January, 



3. Spawning ceased about first week of February. 



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



spawning season is regarded as very favourable. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April. 



2. As a smolt year 1914 was very good. 



REPORT FROM UGIE DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. The number of salmon and grilse :— 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea — 1622. Average weight, 13^ lb. 



(6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Grilse, 1024 ; average 

 weight, 4| lb. 



(c) By rod and line — 20 salmon and grilse, and 1000 to 1500 finnoch 

 and sea trout. 



2. The take of salmon was a little better, grilse a little below, and sea trout 



a little better than season 1913. 



3. Sea trout : — 



{a) The number taken was 908 (by sweep net). 



(b) As compared with previous years about the usual. 



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

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By fixed engine at 



the mouth of the River Ugie in the month of August. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1914 was £789. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 5 in number — 1 regular man, who has the 



assistance of 4 gamekeepers of the Pitfour Trustees when on their beats. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follows : — None. 



