of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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2. (a) About 800 sea trout ; (b) 5800 salmon and grilse ; (c) 86 salmon and 



grilse, and 400 sea trout. 



3. (a) February 27th ; (b) August and September ; (c) August, September, 



and October. 



4. (a) and (6) The salmon fishings are in the hands of private enterprise, and 



the tacksmen decline to give the information or Jseep records. 



5. (a) 7 lbs. ; (b) 38 lbs. ; (c) 30^ lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £503. 



2. .£28, 7s. 9d., at the rate of Is. l'55d. in the £. 



3. Five. 



4. One prosecution for poaching, which resulted in a conviction. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. There have been no dams destroyed, given up, or altered in any way 



during the year 1896. 

 2 and 3. None of the dams or cruives in this district have been worked 

 during the year 1896. 



4. None. 



5. The dams at Englishmill and Ravenscraig afford a free passage at all 



times. The dams higher up the river afford passage only when the 

 river is at least half-flood. 



6. None that I know of. 



7. No. 



Pollutions — 



1. None so far as I am aware. 



2. The pollution from a woollen manufactory referred to in last year's 



Report has been removed. No other steps have been taken. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Yes. The disease first appeared on the 3rd of February. It reached its 



height in April, and disappeared in May. 



2. Low. 



3. February, 3 ; March, 1 1 ; April, 23 ; May, 5. The proportion was 5 



males to 3 females. 



4. Disease seems to be falling off here, the affected fish being all kelts. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 23rd November 1895. 



2. 1st December 1895 and 16th January 1896. 



3. About the end of January. 



4. Half-flood. 



5. Less than usual. 



6. Stonemill, Bathlaw, and North Ugie. 



Kelts— 



1. 3rd February. 



2. In March. 



3. In May. 



4. Mostly half-flood. 



Smolts — 



1. Mostly during the last week of April and the first fortnight of May 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



There is a small hatchery, but it has been abandoned, and there are no 

 means in use for the artificial propagation of salmon and trout. 

 Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



It is estimated that the proportion is about 5 males to 3 females, but there is 

 no reliable information. 



General Questions — 

 None. 



