Report on Salmon Fisheries. 



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The Tay rentals for the past 75 years are as follow:- 



Year. 



Rental. 







Rental. 





1828 



- .£14,574 



10 



0 



1866 



- .£17,465 3 



4 



1829 



14,529 



10 



0 



1867 



16,852 18 



4 



1830 



13,747 



8 



0 



1868 



- 16,965 15 



10 



1831 



13,874 



0 



0 



1869 



- 17,444 15 



0 



1832 



11,629 

 - 11,577 



0 



0 



1870 



- 17,044 8 



4 



1833 



0 



0 



1871 



- 16,382 8 



4 



1834 



- 10,907 



10 



0 



1872 



- 15,162 15 



0 



1835 



- 10,856 



10 



o 



1873 



- 17,519 14 



0 



1836 



10,211 



10 



0 



1874 



- 18,941 13 



8 



1837 



10,150 



6 



0 



1875 



- 21,634 4 



4 



1838 



- 10,285 



0 



o 



1876 



- 19,930 18 



- 21,126 14 



4 



1839 



- 10,498 



0 



0 



1877 



0 



1840 



- 11,058 



0 



0 



1878 



- 21,187 1 



- 21,697 14 



0 



1841 



10,846 



5 



0 



1879 



0 



1842 



- 10,235 



15 



0 



1880 



22,518 8 

 19,579 11 



7 



1843 



10,512 



5 



o 



1881 



5 



1844 



10,386 



10 



o 



1882 



19,221 11 



7 



1845 



- 10,751 



15 



o 



1883 



- 17,773 3 



0 



1846 



- 10,099 



15 



o 



1884 



19,655 14 



5 



1847 



- 11,421 



10 



o 



1885 



20,417 0 

 22,542 2 



2 



1848 



- 12,057 



10 



0 



1886 



8 



1849 



- 10,729 



16 



0 



1887 



- 22,143 16 



7 



1850 



9,491 



11 



0 



1888 



19,655 0 



0 



1851 



9,530 

 7,973 



0 



0 



1889 



- 17,731 2 



0 



1852 



5 



0 



1890 



17,819 10 



0 



1853 



8,715 



17 



6 



1891 



17,237 6 



8 



1854 



9,269 



6 



5 



1892 



- 19,018 0 



0 



1855 



9,977 



13 



5 



1893 



21,762 14 



3 



1856 



- 10,199 



10 



4 



1894 



19,578 7 



5 



1857 



- 10,772 



0 



5 



1895 



- 17,090 15 



4 



1858 



- 11,487 



2 



5 



1896 



- 17,180 17 



9 



1859 



11,884 



14 



0 



1897 



- 17,869 3 



- 21,047 18 



4 



1860 



- 13,827 



10 



7 



1898 



2 



1861 



- 14,009 



15 



7 



1899 



- 22,482 3 



0 



1862 



- 14,080 



- 14,232 



12 



0 



1900 



- 22,548 13 



- 22,558 12 



0 



1863 



16 



6 



1901 



0 



1864 



16,742 



5 



2 



1902 



- 22,663 12 



0 



1865 



- 17,618 



0 



7 



1903 



- 22,901 19 



0 



Rental of Tay 

 Salmon 

 Fishings. 



It was noted in the Eeport for 1902 that the Tay rental was higher 

 than it ever had been. The rental for 1903 is an advance on 

 even that high figure. 



The net fishing of the Tay is now confined to the waters below 

 the Linn of Campsie, and the great majority of the fishing stations 

 are in the tenancy of the Tay Salmon Fisheries Company. 



Mr. Calderwood reports that during the past year he held a 

 series of meetings with District Fishery Boards for the purpose of 

 discussing the recommendations of the Koyal Commission on 

 Salmon Fisheries with regard to limitation of netting in narrow 

 waters, and that he has already reported to the Scottish Office the 



