Iviii 



Thirtieth Annual Report 



Mr. Calderwood also reports on the districts inspected by him in 

 1911. In addition to these localities, he was engaged taking evidence 

 concerning the fresh water fisheries of Ireland, as a member of the 

 Departmental Committee appointed to inquire into the result of the 

 Land Acts as they may affect the inland fisheries. 



The rentals of 36 districts from which figures are available amounts 

 to £143,258. The rentals of the five most important districts are 

 given, as formerly, in the following table : — 



Year. 



Tweed. 



Tav. 



N. Esk. 



Dpp 



ope) . 





£ 



£ 



£ 



£ 



£ 



1900, 





22.548 



6,510 



18,989 





1901, 





22,558 



6,466 



19.418 



8,608 



1902, 





22.663 



6,494 



19,455 



8,146 



1903, 



15,338 



22.648 



6.494 



18,393 



8,147 



1904, 



15,439 



23,099 



6.494 



19,078 



7.396 



1905, 



15,499 



22,675 



6,489 



19,332 



8.364 



1906, 



15.499 



22,838 



6,485 



19,068 



8,740 



1907, 



15,732 



23,202* 



6,490 



18.940 



8.990 



1908, 



16,093 



23,508 



6,474 



18,893 



9,243 



1909, 



16,092 



23,715 



6.614 



18.335 



9,396 



1910, 



16,130 



23,861 



7.620 



17,883 



9,139 



1911, 



16.130 



23,873 



7,617 



18,005 



9,129 



Difficulties having arisen in connection with the salmon fishers and 

 the paidle-net fishers in the Sol way, negotiations have been in progress 

 for the settlement of the matter so that fishing may in future be 

 carried on by both with as little friction as possible. 



The operation of affixing seals to salmon intended for sale during 

 the annual close time is now regularly carried on by the Fishmongers' 

 Company of London, and from returns kindly furnished by the Clerk., 

 it appears that about 2000 fish are usually marked for sale in this way 

 in Scotland. Operations are mostly conducted in Aberdeen. Glasgow, 

 and Edinburgh. A large number of salmon are annually sealed in 

 this way in London, owing to the growing practice of sending salmon 

 from Canada and Siberia for sale during the close time in this country. 



Appended to Mr. Calderwood's report will be found the digest of 

 reports from districts, a statement of salmon sent to Billingsgate, a 

 complete list of the close times applicable to the various districts in 

 Scotland, and a list of the Chairmen and Clerks of District Fishery 

 Boards. 



The work on the Life History of the Salmon has been continued, 

 and two separate papers will shortly be published, one on the results 

 of salmon marking, being the eighth report on this subject ; the other 

 on the examination of salmon scales in connection with the infrequency 

 of spawning of the fish. 



