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Appendices to Fifteenth Annual Report 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER DEVERON. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Above ; (b) about; (c) above ; (d) above. 



3. (a) 11th February ; (6) February and August ; (c) July. 



5. (a) 32 lbs. ; (b) 41 lbs. ; (c) 36 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £2468, 13s. 



2. 2s. 9d. per £. 



3. Nine watchers. 



4. No. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 

 1-7. No change since last year. 



Pollutions — 



1 and 2. The question of the pollution of the Isla, which is a tributary of 

 the Deveron, is engaging the attention of the Public Health Committee 

 of the County Council. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Yes. 2nd January. February. Disappeared in April. 



2. Low. 

 3. 



Sex. 



November. 



December. 



January. 



February. 



March. 



April. 



Males, . 



21 



45 



51 



81 



42 



7 



Females, 



11 



16 



14 



27 



14 



11 



Total, . 



32 



61 



65 



108 



56 



18 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 20th October. 



2. 1st November and 14th December. 



3. 1st March. 



4. Half-flood. 



5. More. 



6. Well distributed over the river. 



Kelts— 



1. 28th November. 



2. 17th April. 



3. 25th May. 



4. Half-flood. 



Smolts — 



1. 17th April ; 4th and 25th May. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



There is a hatchery within the policies of Duffhouse, capable of hatching 

 100,000. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



Fish killed by net and cobble, 1 male to 4 females. 



