of the Fishery Board for Scotland, 



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APPENDIX P. 



AN ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF REPORTS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM TWEED DISTRICT, 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) By fixed engines in the sea — Below average. 



(6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Below average. 



(c) By lod and line — Spring fishing above, autumn below average. 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine, approximately, 8849. 



(b) By sweep net, actual number, 42,661. 



(c) By rod and line, approximately, 3060. 



Note. — A considerable number of fish are caught in the open waters of 

 which it is impossible to give an estimate. 



3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 



times of greatest run, the figures are : — . 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



By Fixed Engine, . . . 











20 



35 



35 



Hdays 



10 







By Sweep Net, 



5 00 



4-43 



6-47 



8-66 



16 27 



29-43 



22-45 



14days 



7-29 







By Rod and Line, . . . 



8-00 



2132 



5 25 



8 23 



1-20 



•30 



•20 



•20 



3-10 



52-20 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared, as included in 

 the above return, are as follow : — The first grilse caught by net was on 

 22nd April. The first grilse caught by rod and line was on 23rd 

 September. The greatest number of sea trout and grilse were caught 

 by net in July, and by rod and line in November. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — By rod 

 and line, 41 lbs. ; by net, 39| lbs. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By rod and line, caught at 

 Mertoun Upper Fishery by David Moodie, fisherman, on 12th October ; 

 by net at Goswick Fishery on 30th August. 



Protection- 



1. The assessable rental for 1911 was £16,130 7s. 9d. 



2. The assessment levied was £3226 Is. 8d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are as follows : — 9 in July, 9 in August. 



19 in September, 48 in October, 54 in November, 54 in December, 52 in 

 January, 30 in February, 19 in March, 16 in April, 16 in May, 9 in June, 

 and 1 engineer all the year, 



