of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Protection — 



1. £815, Os. 6d. 



2. 2s. 6d. per £. 



3. One man employed and paid by Board, and twenty-seven gamekeepers 



sworn as special watchers. 



4. Eight prosecutions for contravention of the Solway Act : — 4 persons each 



fined £1 or 7 days' imprisonment, and 4 persons admonished. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. Caul on Cairn, at Cairnmill, in Keir and Penpont parishes. There is a 

 question under consideration of the Board as to whether this caul, which 

 has recently been reconstructed, does not obstruct the passage of fish 

 more than formerly. 



•2. Been fished as usual. 



3. The cruives are, but the dams are not. Nearly all the latter have neither 



passes, hecks, or sluices in accordance with Schedule. 



4. No. 



5. Yes, at the time fish are running after a flood ; but when rivers are low, 



the passes do not facilitate the passage of fish. 



6. No. 



7. No. 



Pollutions — 



1. No. 



2. No. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Very little. It was only in March, and few were affected. 



2. Low, when it was seen. 



3. None taken. 



4. No. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. In October. 



2. In January, February, and March. 



3. About end of March. 



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



5. Less. 



tf. There are spawning streams all along its course. 



Kelts— 



1. March. 



2. April. 



3. In the beginning of June. 



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



Smolts — 



1. April and Mav. 



2. No. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No. Armistead's private hatchery. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon— 

 Cannot be given. 



General Question- 

 No. 



