of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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ANSWERS TO THE FOREGOING QUESTIONS. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER TWEED. 

 Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Under the average ; (6) under for net and cobble, above for rods; 



(c) under the average ; (d) above the average. 



2. (a) 45-491 approximately ; (6) 2446 at Goswick Fishery. Number on 



the north cannot be obtained, Messrs. Johnston, Montrose, declining 

 to give them ; (c) 5256, actual enumeration. No record of the fish 

 caught in Peeblesshire, but I estimate not less than 3000 in Peebles- 

 shire, being open to the public. This would make the total 8256 

 approximately. 



3. (a) Beginning of February ; (b) September by nets, October and Novem- 



ber by rods ; (c) October and November, 



4. (a) February 15, March 1*4, April 3 9, May 5'5, June 15'8, July 21*9, 



August 361, and 14 days of September 13 9 ; (b) no information, but 

 more fish were killed on sea coast during last three weeks of season 

 than during the previous part. 



5. (a) 46 lbs. ; (b) 37£ lbs. ; (c) 34 lbs. 



6. Yes, more than usual. 



Protection — 



1. £15,388 17s. 5d. 



2. 20 per cent. 



3. For season 1902-03— July 9, August 9, September 18, October 43, Nov- 



ember 54, December 54, January 46, February 27, March 21, April 15, 

 May 15, June, 9, and one engineer during the whole year. 



4. Prosecutions were instituted against 196 persons during season 1902-03. 



106 persons paid fines or were allowed time to pay. 49 were 

 imprisoned, 10 absconded, 22 were acquitted or admonished, and 

 proceedings were withdrawn in the case of 9 persons. The principal 

 offences were — killing salmon by means of illegal nets, cleek 

 and light, and rakehooks, and being in possession of illegal engines for 

 killing salmon, also assaulting and obstructing bailiffs. 



Obstruction to the Passage of Fish — 



1. Denholm Mill Cauld destroyed by flood in January 1903, and not 



rebuilt. 



2. Yes, in accordance with Tweed Acts. 



3. No, except Denholm Mill Cauld washed away. 



4. Yes, with the exception of those at Selkirk Cauld and Philiphaugh Cauld, 



which are of little use, and the pass at Melrose Cauld is very difficult. 

 5 and 6. No. 



Pollutions— 



1. Galashiels town's manure emptied on bank of Gala near gaswork within 



high-water mark, mostly during 1903. 



2. The matter of pollution from Chirnside Paper Mills was taken up by the 



Berwickshire County Council, and additional purifying plant is to be 

 erected, 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. In season 1902-03 disease first appeared in Tweed near Norham on 11th 



October L902, and in Tweed at Gladswood, St Boswells, on 6th 

 November 1902. Disease was at its height in January 1903, and 

 disappeared on 29th April 1903. 



2. About 2 feet above summer level. 



