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4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — Prosecutions 

 were instituted against 148 persons in season 1910-11. Seventy-seven 

 persons paid line or were allowed time to pay, 54 were imprisoned, 9 

 absconded, 3 were acquitted, and proceedings were withdrawn in the 

 case of 5 persons. 



The principal offences were — Killing salmon by means of illegal nets, cleek 

 and light, and rake-hooks ; being in illegal possession of salmon and 

 of engines for killing salmon ; and assaulting and obstructing bailiffs. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect: — Philiphaugh Cauld, which was 



partially washed away three years ago, has been rebuilt. The work was 

 finished last summer. A pass was put in to allow fish to ascend, but it 

 is of very little use, as no fish can ascend it. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Strictly enforced. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — A fish pass has been put in Philiphaugh 



Cauld, but not much use. 



Pollutions — 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Poisonous matters from mills and dyehouses 



in Selkirk, Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn, Galashiels, Hawick, Jed- 

 burgh, and Chirnside. Household sewage from Biggar, West Linton, 

 Eddleston, Melrose, St. Boswells, Kelso, Coldstream, Sprouston, An- 

 crum, Lilliesleaf, Earlston, Lauder, &c. 



2. Remedial measures : — -There are settling tanks connected with all the mills 



in Peebles which intercept the grosser parts of the mill effluent, but 

 not much good. There are purification works connected with the mills 

 in Galashiels and Selkirk. The new system of drainage in Galashiels 

 has been completed for some six months, but for some reason it is not in 

 operation yet. In Hawick there are irrigating tanks in a field, but they 

 are not worked satisfactorily. A purifying plant has been erected at 

 Chirnside Paper Mills with fair results. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance, season 1910-11, in the month of November, 



and reached its height in February. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in May. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was as 



follows : — 



Males. Females. 



Kelts, 1296 557 



Clean, 52 33 



The Spawning Season, 1910-11— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 22nd October (sea trout). 



2. The greatest number spawned in January. 



3. Spawning ceased in March. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as good. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April and May. 



2. As a smolt year 1911 was good. 



REPORT FROM FORTH DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



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



(6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Above the average, 

 (c) By rod and line — Below the average. 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 



Grilse July and August ; sea trout all the season. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 42| lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are ; — Elie, Fife sea coast, 



11th August, 1911, 



