of the Fishery Board for Scotland, 



291 



The Salmon Disease- 

 None. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning about the middle of November. 



2. Many fish still on the redds at 11th January 1915. 



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



spawning season is regarded as quite up to the average. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in the beginning of April. 



2. As a smolt year 1914 was average. 



LIST OF DIPPERS IN THE WATERSHED OF THE RIVER GIRV/V^. 



Farm. 



Description 

 of Dipper. 



Where 

 Discharged. 



Notes. 



Blair. 



More than one mile from 

 river, 40 yards from 



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On surface of land. 



Only dipper between 

 Kilkerran and Cross- 

 hill. 



Fairlaw 



Two wooden dippers, 

 safe distance from 

 river. 



On surface of land. 



One at Ballochbeatten 

 and the other at 

 Tallyminnoch. 



Knockdon 



Wooden dipper situated 

 on Loch Bradon Hill. 



On surface of land. 



Only means of reaching 

 river by sheep drains. 



Genoch 



Concrete dipper, on hill 

 1 mile from river. 



On surface of land. 



— 



Craig 



Concrete dipper. 



On surface. 



Close to small burn 

 flowing into the river. 





at Culdoch. 





reaching river. 





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Dyke Burn, 100 yards 

 from river. 



Into Dyke Biu*n. 



Also Dyke dipper beside 

 farm. No possibility 

 of Avaste reaching 

 river. 



Robstone . 



Concrete dipper with 

 phig in bottom, 20 

 yards from river. 



Discharged into main 

 drain from house. 



Contains 300 gallons. 

 Tenant claims that he 

 is careful only to dis- 

 charge it in time of 

 flood. 



Knockgerran 



Dipper with plug in 

 bottom, 4 yards from 

 Pinwhapple Burn. 



Discharged into burn 

 through drain tile. 



Contains 80 gallons. 

 This is the dipper 

 which caused the de- 

 struction of fish. 



Cairnhill . 



Brick and cement dipper 

 with plug in bottom. 



In direction of river by 

 drain. 



Dipper is about 120 

 yards from river. 



Maxwelton 



Brick and cement dipper, 

 100 yards from river. 



Discharged on surface by 

 baling. 





Knockgerran 



Cement dipper, 3 yards 

 from Pinwhapple Burn, 

 with plug in bottom. 



Discharged into the burn. 



The dipper is about 3 

 miles from tlie River 

 Girvan. 



Trolorg \ 

 Camregan / 



700 yards from nearest 

 burn. 



Baled on surface. 





Dalarnford . 



Brick and cement built, 

 20 yards from Delam- 

 ford Burn. 



Baled out on surface. 



No drainage. 



