of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Pollutions — 



1. Yes ; the distillery at the Muir of Ord has been enlarged to about four 



times its original size in 1898, thereby sending down to the river Conon 

 large quantities of burnt ale. 



2. No. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. About the 6th of October. 



2. Between the 1st and 10th November. 



3. About the end of November. 



4. The river was in high flood from the 1st of November until the 9th. 



During the rest of the month the river was in half-flood. 



5. The number of spawning fish on the beds was less than usual. 



6. There are good spawning grounds in the River Conon from the tidal 



waters, and in the tributaries Blackwater, Orrin, and Meig. 



Kelts— 



1. In the beginning of March. 



2. From the middle of March to the end of April. 



3. About the beginning of June. 



4. Flood, half-flood, and low. 



Smolts — 



1. The lattter end of March, April, May, and June. 



2. Yes ; fairly good. 

 Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



There is a salmon hatchery in this district at Conon Bridge. It partly 

 belongs to Colonel Mackenzie of Seaforth, and partly to the District 

 Board. It is capable of hatching about 200,000 salmon ova. During 

 the last two seasons I have sent a number of Conon ova to Brawl 

 Castle, and got in exchange a like number of Thurso ova. When the 

 salmon fry are seven weeks old, they are transferred to the lower reaches 

 of the River Conon. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE KYLE OF SUTHERLAND. 



Take of Fish— 



1. Much below the average. 



2. No accurate information obtainable. 



3. (a) On the 11th February; (b) May and June; (c) June and July. 



4. No information. 



5. 45 lbs.; by net and coble. 



Protection — 



1. £2838. 



2. Is. 5d. per £ = £201 0s. 6d. 



3. Fifteen watchers. 



4. One, for allowing bag-net leader to remain in the sea during the weekly 



close time. Result, conviction. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. None. 



2. As far as possible. 



3. No. 



4. There is usually sufficient water to afford a free passage. 



5. No. 



6. No change since 1897. 



Pollutions — 



1. No. 



2, No. 



