of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



NOTE I. 



THE FOLLOWING QUERIES HAVE BEEN SENT TO 

 CLERKS OF DISTRICT BOARDS, AND OTHERS:— 



Take of Fish — 



1. Has the take of fish in your district in 1898 been above, about, or below 



the average — 



(a) In tidal waters 1 



(b) In fresh waters ? 



(c) By fixed engines ? 



(d) Generally throughout the district ? 



2. Can you give the number of fish caught in your district, exactly or 



approximately — 



(a) By net and coble ? 



(b) By fixed engines ? 



(c) By rods ? 



.'>. At what period of the year in your district during 1898 — 

 (a) Were the first clean fish taken ? 

 (6) When was the main take of salmon ? 

 (c) When did the grilse and sea-trout run ? 



4. In order that accurate records be kept as to whether the run of salmon in 



your district is becoming earlier or later, it is desirable that you should, 

 if possible, obtain and furnish me with statistics of the percentage of 

 fish taken in each month — 



(a) By net and coble ? 



(b) By fixed engines % 



5. What was the weight of the heaviest salmon or trout caught in your 



district in 1898— 



(a) By net and coble ? 



(b) By fixed engines ? 



(c) By rods ? 



Protection — 



1. Please state the amount of the assessable rental of your district in 1898 ? 



2. What was the assessment levied thereon during this year ? 



3. State the number of water bailiffs employed in your district in 1898 ? 



4. Were any prosecutions instituted under the Salmon Fishery Acts in 



1898 ? If so, for what offences were they instituted, and what was the 

 result ? 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. Give full particulars of any dams destroyed or disused m your district 



in 1898 ; or any new dams built or old dams altered ? 



2. Are the dams and cruives (if any) in your district worked in accordance 



with the provisions of the bye-laws (Schedules F and G) regulating the 

 same ? 



3. Have any fish-passes been built or altered in 1898 ? 



4. Do the existing fish-passes afford at all, or any, or at what times a free 



passage to salmon wishing to ascend ? 



