50 Appendices to Eighteenth Annual Report 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. See Report. 



2. None used in district last year. 



3. 4, 5, and 6. See Report. 



Pollutions — 



1. A new distillery (Knochando). 



2. Every effort is being made by riparian owners to remove causes of 



pollution. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. See Report. 



2. Various. 



3. See Report. 



4. No. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. See Report. 



2. 15th October and 30th November. 



3. By 1st of March. 

 5 and 6. See Report. 



Kelts— 



1. About 20th October. 



2. From 20th October till end of January. 



4. Various. 



Smolts — 



1. April till July. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 See Report. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 See Report. 



The following is a copy of the Superintendent's Annual Report for the 

 year ending 26th August 1899, submitted to the Meeting of the Spey District 

 Board held in Elgin on 20th October 1899 :— 



I. — Salmon Spawning. 

 The following Table shows the dates of the first appearance of Salmon 

 Spawning Beds, and the number seen by bailiffs during the last three 

 spawning seasons on the following named streams or tributaries : — 



1896. 



Name of Stream. Spawning Commenced. SrSeaSn. 8 



Fiddich - - 6th October 292 



Avon - - - 10th „ 754 



Livet - - - 14th „ 773 



Conglass - - - 14th „ 189 



Lochy - - 22nd „ 74 



Dulnain - 13th „ 868 



Nethy - - - 15th „ 418 



Druie - - - 13th „ 215 



Feshie - - - 12th 636 



Tromie - - 17th „ 210 



Truim - - 14th „ 198 



Spey (above Laggan,Badenoch)l 0th „ 151 



Total, - - - 4778 Spawning Beds. 



