72 Appendices to Eighteenth Annual Report 



Pollutions — 



A new public sewer from Maxwelltown is proposed being laid into the river, 

 and following on an opposing petition from the County Council a public 

 inquiry ordered by the Secretary for Scotland is to be held on 10th May 

 next under the Rivers Pollution Act. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Very few fish seen affected. 



2. Low when it was seen. 



3. None taken. 



4. No. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. In October. 



2. From middle of December to middle of February. 



3. About end of March. 



4. Fish only spawn after a flood and not when river is low. 



5. Numbers getting still fewer. 



6. There are spawning streams all along its course. 



Kelts— 



1. February and March. There were very few in river. 



2. May. 



3. End of March. 



4. Kelts only go to the sea when the river is rising to a flood, or at least 



rising. 



Smolts — 



1. April and May. 



2. No. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



None belonging to the Board ; but there is Mr. Armistead's private hatchery 

 at New Abbey. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Cannot be given. 



THE DISTRICT OE THE RIVER ANNAN. 



Take of Fish— 



1 ( a )> (&)) and (d) Below the average. 



2. The occupiers of the different fishings say they do not keep a record of 



number caught, therefore the number cannot be given. 



3. (a) 27th February ; (6) best runs of salmon during last week of July and 



first week in September ; (c) sea-trout commenced to run about the 

 middle of April, best runs second week and last week in June (about a 

 fortnight earlier than last year) ; grilse commenced to run in the second 

 week of June, best run last week in July. 



4. With exception of on the Newbie and Loch fisheries, no record is kept of 



the number caught each month, therefore this cannot be given. 



5. (a) No net and coble fishing in this district ; (b) 39| lbs. on Newbie 



fishery ; (c) 22J lbs. in Castlemilk portion. 



Protection — 



1. .£3,181 10s. 



2. None. 



3. Four (three at Annan and one at Lochmaben). 



4. For offences in Annan division, proceedings were taken against persons 



for contravention of Section 33 of the Annan Act, 1841 ; all were 

 convicted ; one was fined £5 18s. or a month, others lis. each or 

 fourteen days. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. None have been destroyed or disused, no new ones built or old ones 

 altered. 



