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Appendices to Thirty -first Annual Repoi't 



REPORT FROM LOCIIY DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. Tlie number of fish taken was : — 



(c) By rod and line — Below average. 



2. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



By rod and line, 







•4 



•5 



41 



40 



32 



15 



8 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 

 A few in June and first week in J uly, particularly sea trout. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 37 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — 5th June, on No. 5 

 beat, with small fly and light tackle. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1912 was £2269 10s. 



2. The assessment levied was |d. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 12 in number. 



4. No prosecutions instituted. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning at end of October on river Roy. 



2. The greatest number spawned at end of November. 



3. Spawning ceased on 25th December. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as short. River mostly high. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April. 



2. As a smolt year 1912 was fairly good. 



REPORT FROM AWE DISTRICT. 



Take of Pish— 



1. The number of fish taken was about the average of 1911 up to 15th July, 

 then a sudden fall ofl\ Sea trout very much below the average of 1911. 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 



Salmon on April 15th ; grilse, 5th June ; sea trout, 13th June. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 49 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — River Awe, by rod and 



line, October 29th. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1912 was £1518. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. 9d. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 1 in number, and one assistant. 



4. No prosecutions instituted. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Yes. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 31st October, sea trout; salmon, 



November 12. 



2. Could not be acertained owing to the heavy floods. 



