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Appendices to Fifteenth Anmml Report 



Pollutions — 



1. No. 



2. No. 



The Salmon Disease— 

 1. Salmon disease has never yet appeared in the Kiver Girvan. 



The Spawning Season — 

 1. Latter end of December. 



S molts — 



1. 1st May. 



2. Average. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Not known. 



General Question — 

 There being no bailiff many of the questions cannot be answered. The take 

 of trout was unusually heavy last year. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER STINOHAR. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (b) and (c) About an average ; (d) average. 



2. (a) and (b) no information ; (c) about 100. 



3. (a) March ; (b) July and August ; (c) June, July, and August. 



4. (a) and (b) No information, but the fishing tenants can supply this. 



5. (6) 40 lbs ; (c) 38 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. None. 



2. None. 



3. None ; but the Earl of Stair has a private watcher for his own fishings 



4. None. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. None. 



2. No cruives. 



H. No natural obstructions. 

 7. Nothing done. 



Pollutions— 



I. No. 

 2. No. 



The Salmon Disease- 

 No disease this year. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 17th November. 



2. End of December. 



3. Middle of January. 



4. Normal. 



5. Good average. 



6. Stinrhar. 



