of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER DEVERON. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) and (c) About an average ; (6) below the average. 



2. No. 



3. (a) February 13th ; (b) July and August ; (c) July. 



4. No alteration visible ; it mostly depends on the state of the river. 



5. (a) 27 lbs.; (6) 47 lbs.; (c) 31 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £3,078 4s. 9d. 



2. 2s. 6d. per £ for protection and 3s. 6d. per £ for repayment of loan and 



interest. 



3. Nine watchers. 



4. Yes. One. Dragging for salmon with a creeper composed of three large 



hooks attached to a piece of twine. Two persons — father and son — 

 were convicted and fined £5 and £l respectively. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 3. No. 



Pollutions — 

 None. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. No disease ; only 76 dead fish altogether. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. October 17th. 



2. From November 1st to December 15th. 



3. January 15th. 



4. About half -flood. 



5. About the average. 



6. Principally in the upper half of the river 

 Kelts— 



1. About the middle of November. 



2. April 10th to May 1st. 



3. About the middle of May. 



4. Half-flood. 



Smolts — 



1. April 18th, and 1st and 16th May. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



The hatchery has not been used for the past two years. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 No. 



General Question — 

 No. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER SPEY. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a), (6), (c), and (d) See below. 



2. No. 



3. (a) 11th February ; (b) Scarce all the season ; (c) May, June, and July. 



4. No statistics available. 



5. (c) 391 lbs. at Arndilly. 



Protection — 



1. Amount of assessable rental 1899-1900, £10,122. 



2. Assessment, £1,096 lis., being at rate of 2s. 2d. per £. 



3. One superintendent, one inspector, and forty-five bailiffs ; also special 



bailiff for pollution detection. 



4. See Superintendent's Annual Report herewith sent. 

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