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Appendices to Twenty-second Annual Report 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. No alteration. 



2. Yes. 



3. No. 



4. Yes. 



5. No. 



6. No. 



Pollutions — 

 1. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 

 1. No disease. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 28th November. 



2. 1st December till middle of January. 



3. End of J anuary. 



4. High. 



5. More. 



6. Stinchar and Duisk. 



Kelts— 



1. 1st February. 



2. About middle of March. 



3. End of April. 



4. High. 



Smolts — 



1. April and May. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Male, on estimate. 



General Question — 

 No. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER CREE. 



Note. — Information supplied from a source other than the Clerk to the 

 District Fishery Board is printed in italics.— W.L.C. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) A bad year, and at Innerwell the worst on record. An excellent 



season for spring salmon, and whole seasoyi above average ; (b) Fair. 

 Owing to the nets having been again put on Cree the rod fishing was 

 very poor ; (c) bad. Cassencarrie good average, Kirkbride and Kirk- 

 dale below average ; (d) not average. By net and coble and fixed 

 engines a very good average season. 



2. (a) and (b) No information ; (c) no information. Only 70 fish killed by 



rod. 



3. (a) No information. 18th February by net and coble ; (b) no information. 



Main take of salmon in April ; (c) from 4th June till end of July — or 

 middle of August. 



4. (a) and (6) No information. 



5. (a) No information. By net and coble, 22 lbs. Heaviest sea-trout, 5 lbs. ; 



(b) no information ; '(c) no information. By rod, 12 lbs. 



6. No. 



