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Appendices to Thirty-third Annual Report 



Pollutions— 



None. 



The Salmon Disease- 

 None. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. Fish were Hrsl noticed spawnmg on 3rd November 1914. 



2. The greateist number spawned between 3rd and 20th November 1914. 



3. Still spawning (Christmas 1914). 



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



spawning season is regarded as very far below the average. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in the last week in April. 



2. As a smolt year 1914 was the best for many years. 



REPORT FROM NITH DISTRICT, 



Take of Fish— 



1. The number of salmon and grilse : — 



{a) By fixed engines in the sea — Cannot be ascertained. 



(6) By sweep net m tidal or fresh waters — Not known, but number 



exceptionally small, 

 (c) By rod and Ime — 8 salmon. Worst on record. 



2. Sea trout : — 



The number taken was below last year's catch. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken durmg the season was 26 lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — On 18tli November, by 



rod and line on Cowhill, Holywood water. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1914-15 was £629 6s. 4d. 



2. The assessment levied was 5s. per £. 



3. One water bailiff is employed, with about 20 gamekeepers sworn in as 



special watchers. 



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



the year 3 persons were con viced for contraventions of different 

 Sections of the Salmon Fisheries Act, and tines imposed varying from 

 £1 10s. or 7 days' imprisonment to £3 16s. 3d. or 20 days' imprisonment. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Yes. 



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



Pollutions — 



1. The existing pollutions are : — The effluents, eontainmg dye, from the mills 



at Maxwelltown, Dumfries, still unconnected with the sewage system. 

 Also coal w-ashings from the pits in the upper reaches of the River Nith 

 m Dumfriesshire and Ayrshire. 



2. Remedial measures : — None. 



The Salmon Disease- 

 None. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 10th January. 



2. The greatest number spawned from 15th to 23rd January. 



3. Spawning ceased at end of March. 



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



ing season is regarded as very poor. 



