of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Kelts— 



1. January. 



2. January. 



3. Middle or end of March. 



4. Above ordinary level. 



Smolts — 



1. May and June. 



2. Yes, very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No Hatchery. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Estimate about equal. 



General Question — 

 No. 



Mr. Arthur Dickson, Clerk, died on 17th May 1903, and Mr. James Renwick 

 Findlay, Solicitor, Montrose, was appointed Clerk on 11th September 

 1903. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER DEE (ABERDEEN). 

 Take of Fish — 



1. (a) and (6), Above the average ; (c), a fair average ; (d) a little above 



average. 



2. (a), (b), and (c) No. The Inspector has never been able to obtain any 



reliable information on these points. 



3. (a) 11th February ; (b) in April ; (c) first grilse caught in river 6th 



May, sea-trout abundant in April. 



4. (a) and (b) For a few years back the tendency has been earlier but 



statistics are obtainable as to any monthly percentage. 



5. (a) 42 lbs ; (b) 41 lbs.; (c) 44 lbs. 



6. Rather so. 



Protection — 



1. £18,392 lis. Id. 



2. Five per cent, on said rental. 



3. Eighteen. 



4. Nine prosecutions, 4 of these being for sea-coast nets left in fishing order 



during weekly close time — 11 men implicated, but all four cases 

 settled out of Court ; penalties amounted to £38 2s., including expense f. 

 One case for taking yellow trout in close time, 1 person concerned , 

 also settled out of Court by a payment of £1 18s. 6d. including 

 expenses. Two cases implicating 4 men for taking fish from river in 

 an illegal way (Sniggering), one settled out of Court by a payment of 

 £8 Is., including expenses — the other case implicating 3 men came into 

 Court and all convicted, 2 fined 16s. each, the other £3 with 14s. 

 of expenses each. Two cases implicating 4 men for taking unseason- 

 able salmon — both came into Court but found not proven. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. Nothing of this nature in the Dee. 



2. No dams or cruives. 



3. No. 



4. No fish- passes required. 



5. No. 



6. No changes of this nature. 



