TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT. 



TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE 



A. GRAHAM MURRAY, K.C., M.P., 



His Majesty's Secretary for Scotland. 



Office of the Fishery Board 

 for Scotland, 

 Edinburgh, 1st May, 1904. 



Sir, 



In continuation of our Twenty-second Annual Report we have 

 the honour to submit — 



PART II.— REPORT ON SALMON FISHERIES. 



The total weight of Salmon carried by Scottish Railways and 

 Steamships during the fishing season of 1903, while showing the 

 decline of 64 tons over the result for 1902, is nevertheless above 

 the average for the quinquennial period 1899-1903 (inclusive) by 

 12 tons 9 cwts. 



The tabulation of these results was commenced in 1894, so that 

 it is this year possible to compare two quinquennial averages. 

 When this is done, a decline in the latter of the two periods is 

 shown, amounting to 736 tons 7 cwts. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. The follow- 

 ing Table gives the figures :— 



