of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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4. Two cases at the instance of the District Fishery Board were tried before 

 the J. P. Court at Portree as follows, viz.: — 1. Widow Stewart and 

 Malcolm MacRae— contravention 9 Geo. IV., cap. 39, sees. 3 and 7, and 

 8 Vict., cap. 95, sec. 1 ; fined 10s. each, or 4 days' imprisonment. 2. 

 Frank Capel — contravention 9 Geo. IV., cap. 39, sees. 3 and 7, and 8 

 Vict., cap. 95, sec. 1 ; fined £5, or 14 days' imprisonment, with £5 of 

 expenses. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. No dykes or dams. A yare which existed in the estuary of the River 

 Snizort was purchased from the proprietor, Mr. Lachlan MacDonald, 

 of Skaebost, by the Fishery Board and destroyed. 



Pollutions — 

 1 and 2. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Never any salmon disease in tidal waters. One case was noted this year 

 in the Snizort River when the water was low. The fish being so 

 numerous in tidal waters when the sea was low, people poaching for 

 salmon in the yare above referred to (now destroyed) were supposed to 

 trample on the fish, and this was the supposed cause of disease in the 

 salmon found dead referred to. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. Salmon spawn end of November and December. 

 6. Snizort River. 



Kelts— 



1. Kelts are seldom seen. 



3. March. 



Smolts — 



1. Never seen unless by anglers on the Snizort River. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



In good seasons female salmon and grilse in the majority. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVERS PENNYGOWN OR 

 GLENFORSA AND AROS {MULL). 



Take of Fish— 



1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. No record is kept of fish taken in the district. 

 Protection — 



1 and 2. No roll has yet been made up for the district, nor has any assess- 

 ment been levied yet. 



4. No prosecutions. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER LOCHY. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Below the average ; (c) no fixed engines. 



2. 226 salmon, 662 grilse, 906 sea-trout. 



3. (a) April ; (b) September, 85 salmon, 202 grilse ; and (c) April and May. 



4. (a) and (6) No change. 



5. (c) 38 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £2321. 



2. None. 



3. Eleven. 



4. One prosecution for illegally taking salmon with net in estuary j convic- 



tion, 15s. of penalty and expenses. 



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