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Appendices to Eighteenth Annual Report 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 15th October. 



2. 28th October and 25th November. 



3. 21st December. 



4. In flood. 



5. About the usual. 



6. Rivers Oykell, Carron, Cassley, and Shin. 



Kelts— 



1. 10th December. 



2. March. 



3. June. 



4. About a normal size. 



S molts— 



1. 15th April till 10th June. 



2. Yes ; better than usual. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



Yes ; small hatchery just erected at Culrain. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



General Question — 



None, except the suggestions made by the Board at a meeting held on 12th 

 October 1895, at which Mr. Archer, the late Inspector, was present. 

 The suggestions in question were communicated to Mr. Archer on 14th 

 October 1895, but nothing has come of the matter, and no special 

 meeting of the Kyle Board can now be called in respect the " statu- 

 tory " Chairman is abroad, and there is no person legally clothed to 

 represent him in this country. 



SUTHERLAND, EAST AND WEST COAST DISTRICTS. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a), (b), (c), and (d) Below. 



2. (a) 335 salmon, 549 grilse, 161 trout ; (b) 1792 salmon, 6866 grilse, 94 



trout — 887 salmon, 7367 grilse, 16 Jj, trout; (c) Helmsdale, 307 salmon ; 

 Brora, 300 salmon ; Fleet, 30 salmon ; West Coast rivers, 55 salmon 

 and grilse. 



3. (a) January; (b) May ; (c) June and July. 



4. (a) February, salmon 5*7 per cent.; March, salmon 13*1 per cent.; 



April, salmon 16*7 per cent.; May, salmon 30*4 per cent., grilse TO 

 per cent., trout 8*0 per cent.; June, salmon 16*7 per cent., grilse 32'7 

 per cent., trout 58*4 per cent.; July, salmon 13*2 per cent., grilse 51*4 

 per cent., trout 27*3 per cent.; August, salmon 4*2 per cent., grilse 14*9 

 per cent., trout 6*3 per cent, (b) February, salmon 4*15 per cent.; 

 March, salmon '56 per cent., trout 1'2 per cent. — salmon 7*86 per cent., 

 trout 2*12 per cent.; April, salmon 1'95 per cent, grilse '01 per cent., 

 trout 2' 4 per cent. — salmon 10*93 per cent., trout 2*12 per cent.; May, 

 salmon 1%' 4,3 per cent., grilse '73 per cent., trout 10'9 per cent. — salmon 

 30*91 per cent., grilse "78 per cent., trout 9*57 per cent.; June, salmon 

 45 '8 per cent., grilse 49 "02 per cent., trout 51' 8 per cent. — salmon 24*72 

 per cent., grilse 33*29 per cent.; trout 62*76 per cent.; July, salmon 

 31}'9 per cent., grilse 1^7 '99 per cent., trout 30 '4 per cent. — salmon 15*29 

 per cent., grilse 55*91 per cent., trout 21*27 per cent. ; August, salmon 

 2'36 per cent., grilse 2'25 per cent., trout 3' 3 per cent. — salmon 6*13 per 

 cent., grilse 10*02 per cent., trout 2*16 per cent. 



5. (a) 32 lbs.; (6) not known ; (c) 27 lbs. 



[West Coast returns in italics.] 



