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Appendices to Twenty -second Annual Report 



The Spawning Season — 



1. November 4th. 



2. Middle of November to middle of December. 



3. Middle of January. 



4. Half-flood generally. 



5. Considerably above average. 



6. The Nairn and Inverernie Burn. 



Kelts— 



1. Middle of January. 



2. March. 



3. About middle of April. 



4. Half-flood. 



S molts — 



1. 22nd April. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No hatchery. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



On an estimate the males slightly exceed the females. 



General Question- 

 No. 



No changes. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER NESS. 



Take of Fish— 



1. («), (b), (c), and (d) About the average. 



2. (a) About 33,000 ; (b) information can't be obtained ; (c) a record fishing. 



3. (a) 11th February ; (6) February ; (c) (Grilse) June, July, August — 



(c) (Sea-trout) July, August, September. 



4. Information cannot be obtained ; (a) and (6) can't say. 



5. 43 lbs. ; (b) fixed engine ; (c) 34| lbs. 



6. Yes. 



Protection — 



1. £3404 5s. Od. 



2. 2s. per £. 



3. One superintendent, four temporary, three permanent watchers. 



4. Yes, three. One contravention of the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Acts, 



1868 (fixed engines), fined £2 — £1 expenses ; one for breach of inter- 

 dict, fined 10s. with all expenses ; one for poaching with net, fined 

 £2 with £1 expenses, or seven days' imprisonment. Took the seven 

 days. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. None. 



2. None. 



3. None. 



4. One fish pass does not afford a free passage when river is in a low state. 



5. Invermoriston Falls. 



6. The Invermoriston Falls. 



Pollutions — 



1. No. 



2. No. 



