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Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



Upon estimate, I would say 5 male to 4 female. 



General Question — 

 No. 



THE DISTRICT OF THF RIVER UGIE. 



Take of Fish— 



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



2. The number of fish caught is approximately as follows : — (a) About 1,300 



sea- trout; (b) about 1,700 salmon and grilse ; (c) about 43 salmon and 

 grilse. 



3. (a) March 10th ; (b) From the middle of August till 9th September ; 



(c) During July and August. 



4. The salmon fishings are in the hands of private enterprise, and the 



tacksmen still decline to keep any record or give information. 



5. (a) No record ; (b) salmon, 34 lbs. ; (c) salmon, 18 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £507 10s. 



2. Is. l|d. per £. 



3. Five. 



4. There were no prosecutions. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. There have been no alterations on the dams during the year 1898, and no 



new ones have been built. 



2. The dams are worked in accordance with the provisions of the bye-laws 



(Schedules F and G) regulating the same. The cruives are not worked 

 at all, except for the catching of fish for the hatchery. 



3. No fish-passes have been built or altered. 



4. The existing fish-passes afford a free passage to salmon at half-flood. 



5. None that I know of. 



6. None. 



Pollutions — 



1 and 2. There have been no causes of pollution during the year 1898. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. The salmon disease first appeared on 17th January, 1898. It seemed 



woT>st towards the end of February. The last diseased fish was taken 

 from the river on 23rd May. 



2. Low. 



3. January — 10 males and 3 females ; February — 18 males and 25 females ; 



March — 11 males and 15 females; April — 2 males and 3 females ; and 

 May — 1 male. All kelts. 



4. None. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. November 27th 1897. 



2. Between 10th and 20th December 1897. 



3. About the end of December. 



4. Low. 



5. Average. 



6. About Stonemill and on the North Ugie. 



Kelts— 



1. 24th January. 



2. First week of February 



3. End of May. 



4. Half-flood. 



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