of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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THE DISTRICT OF TONGUE. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a), (6), (c), and (d) Below the average. 



2. (a) and (b) Salmon 1957 ; grilse 4944 ; trout 86. These figures include 



Rivers Strathy and Armadale. 



3. (a) January ; (b) June ; (c) June and July. 



4. (a) and (6) April 1 per cent.; May 22 per cent.; June 41 per cent.; July 



34 per cent. ; August 2 per cent. 



5. (a) 28 lbs.; (6) 36 lbs.; (c) 30 lbs. 



6. Yes. 



Protection — 



1 and 2. No assessment. 



3. Six. 



4. No. 



Obstructions to Passage of Fish — 



1. Dam across River Naver at bottom of Loch Naver swept away by flood 



and not replaced . 



2. None. 



3. No. 



4. Yes. 



5. None. 



6. Nothing. 



Pollutions — 

 1 and 2. None. 



The Salmon Disease — 

 1. No disease. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 22nd October. 



2. 25th October to 20th November. 



3. 25th November. 



4. Considerably above the ordinary level. 



5. More. 



6. Halladale, Strathy, Naver, Borgie, and Hope. 



Kelts— 



1. About 1st April. 



2. April. 



3. End of April. 



4. Low level. 



Smolts — 



1. 24th April. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon- - 

 Not known. 



General Question — 

 No. 



Durness and Strathy properly, including Rivers Dionard, Polla, Strathy, 

 and Armadale, has been sold to W. E. Gilmour, Esq., of Rosehall, &c. 



