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Appendices to Twenty -second Annual Rejiort 



3. (a) Second week of March ; (6) August ; (c) sea-trout, May onwards, 



grilse, June onwards. 



4. No fishing in spring. 



5. (a) Not known ; (6) none ; (c) 23 lbs. 



6. Heavier this year. 



Protection — 



1. £486. 



2. Is. 6d. per £. 



3. 3 men, also gamekeepers. 



4. One ; fishing with bait, convicted, fined 15s., with £1 18s. of expenses. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. None. 



2. Yes. 



3. No. 



4. Yes. 



5 and 6. No. 



Pollutions — 

 1 and 2. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 

 1. None. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. November. 



2. December. 



3. End of December. 



4. Very high. 



5. More than usual. 



6. Monkwood Burn and Minnishant Burn. 



Kelts— 



1. February. 



2. March. 



3. May. 



4. High. 



Smolts — 



1. March. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Mostly male, caught by rods. 



General Question — 

 No. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER GIRVAN. 



Take of Fish— 



1. About average ; (a), (6), and (c) about average. 



2. (a) No net and coble fishing ; (6) about 500 salmon, 700 grilse, and 1700 



sea-trout ; (c) 22. 



3. (a) 1st April ; (b) August ; (c) about 15th June. 



5. (a) None ; (b) 30 lbs. ; (c) 29 lbs. 



6. No. 



