of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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The Salmon Disease — 

 1. Not this year. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 1st November. 



2. November, December. 



3. End of January. 



4. Normal. 



5. About the average. 



6. Ness, Garry, Moriston, Ersrick, Quoich, Kingie. 



Kelts— 



1. 11th February. 



2. March, April. 



3. Middle of May. 



4. In flood. 



Smoits — 



1. April. 



2. Average. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



Lord Burton has hatchery at Glenquoich, hatches trout only. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



Have not had the river netted for some years. 



General Question — 



A small sum should be paid per head to parties having the right to carry 

 a gun by the river side for the following birds : — cormorants, water 

 ousils, and all the diver kind ; all the above birds being so destruc- 

 tive to salmon rivers. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER BEAULY. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Below ; (6) above ; (d) about. 



2. (a) 174 salmon, 2064 grilse, 15 trout ; (c) 70 salmon, 480 grilse. 



Note. — Regarding net fishing, we only fish with nets two evenings in the week for the 

 months of June and July. 



No netting is done on the river but in the above-mentioned months, and that only 

 twice a week. 



3. (a) March; (b) June ; (c) last fortnight of June and first fortnight of 



July. 



5. (a) Salmon 24 lbs., trout 5 lbs.; (c) salmon 20 lbs., trout 3 lbs. 



6. Not remarkably heavy. 



Protection — 



3. Four. 



4. No. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. None destroyed. No new ones built. 



2. Yes. 

 3 No. 



4. Yes. 



5. No. 



6. None. 



Pollutions. 



1. No. 



2. No. 



