250 Appendices to TJiirtif-first Ammal Report 



APPENDIX P. 



AN ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF REPORTS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM TWEED DISTRICT, 



Take of Pish— 



1. The number of fish taken was : — 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea — Below average, 



(6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Below average. 



(c) By rod and line — About the average of previous years. 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine, 6024 (approximate). 

 (6) By sweep net, 33,385 (actual number), 

 (c) By rod and line, 2503 (approximate). 

 Note. — A considerable number of fish are caught in the open waters of 

 * which it is impossible to give an estimate. 



3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



By Fixed Engine, . . . 











25 



35 



30 



14days 

 10 







By Sweep Net, 



315 



2-90 



4-60 



11 13 



22-65 



29-94 



15-65 



14days 

 9-98 







By Rod and Line, . . . 



6- 



4-65 



3-55 



2-58 



•58 



-68 



2-19 



4-58 



28-46 



46-73 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared, as included in 

 the above return, are as follow-: — The first grilse caught by net was on 

 31st May. The first grilse caught by rod and line was on 4th 

 May. The greatest number of sea trout and grilse were caught by 

 net in July, and by rod and line in November, 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — By rod 

 and line, 40| lbs, ; by net, 42| lbs. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By rod and line, on 

 Hendersyde Water on 22nd November, by T. Taylor, Esq. ; by net at 

 Watham fishery, near HorncliflTe, on 5th September, 



Protection- 



1, The assessable rental for 1911-1912 was £16,050 6s, 9d, 



2, The assessment levied was £3210 Is. 4d. 



3, The water bailiffs employed are as follows : — 9 in July, 9 in August. 



19 in September, 38 in October, 52 in November, 54 in December, 51 in 

 January, 31 in February, 21 in March, 16 in April, 16 in May, 9 in June, 

 and 1 en/jineer all th(s yeai'. 



