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Appendices to Eighteenth Annual Report 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER TORRIDON. 



Take of Fish— 



2. (c) 12 salmon, 2 grilse, 156 sea-trout. 



3. (a) July 8th ; (6) September. 

 5. (c) 18 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £40. 



2. £2. 



3. None. 



4. No. 



m# DISTRICT OF THE RIVER BALQAY. 



Take of Fish— 



1. Below the average. 

 3. (c) In July. 



Protection — 



1. MO. 



2. £41 lis. 3d. 



3. One water bailiff. 



4. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



3. One diseased sea-trout taken out of the River Kinloch in July last. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. Sea-trout begun spawning this year about the 10th October, about a 



week later than last year, 



2. The greatest number of sea-trout spawns here in October. 



3. Salmon spawns later on. 



5. Far less than usual. 



6. The Balgay and Kinloch rivers. 



General Question — 



Salmon and sea-trout are becoming scarcer in this district, for the last ten 

 years at least, but this year both salmon and sea-trout were scarcer by 

 far than on any of the previous years. 

 On looking over and examining the former spawning beds of sea-trout this 

 year, I find that there is not one-half of the shingle or gravel turned 

 up, and not near the number of fish on the beds as usual. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVERS SLIGACHAN AND 

 SNIZORT (SKYE). 



Take of Fish— 



1. No return made by tenants. The supply was above the average. This 



applies to the River Snizort only. Grilse an improvement on last three 

 years. Salmon much below the average in tidal waters. 



2. (a) and (6) Quantity unknown ; (c) 134. 



3. («) 7th April ; (6) July and August ; (c) end of June. 



4. (a) and (b) Cannot say. 



5. (a) No net and coble fishings ; (6) 42 lbs. ; (c) 13 lbs. 

 Protection — 



1. A sum of £33 was required by the Board to meet the current expenses for 



the year. 



2. No assessment was levied, but instead the amount was paid by the 



different proprietors in proportion. 



3. Fourteen. 



