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Appendices to Thirtieth Annual Report 



Grilse in end of May ; sea trout from start of fishing. Best takes in 

 June. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 49 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — July, on Tay, near 

 mouth of Earn. 



Protection— 



L The assessable rental for 1911 was £23,873 12s. 



2. The assessment levied was £2387 2s. 4d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 22 in number. 



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



of cases tried, 39 ; number of persons involved, 67. Fines paid, 10 ; 

 imprisoned, 36 ; not yet settled, 12 ; deceased, 1 ; total convicted, 59. 

 Deserted, 1 ; withdrawn, 6 ; dismissed, 1 — total, 67. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect: — No change in district. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case 1 — So far as known. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — No new passes during the year. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with are : — -Reekie Linn, on Isla, Falls 



of Keith on Ericht, and Spout of Buchanty on Almond. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — (1) Sewage from the cities of Perth and 



Dundee ; (2) discharges from bleaching works at Almondbank, Luncarty, 

 and Stormontfield ; (3) discharges from distilleries throughout the 

 district. 



2. Remedial measures : — Most of the smaller burghs and villages throughout 



the district have introduced filter beds to deal with their sewage, but 

 nothing has been done in the case of Perth and Dundee except to 

 concentrate the discharge into the river at one point in the case of 

 Perth. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. The river was free of diseased fish more or less all the year round. 



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



follows :— 500 to 700. No correct list kept ; mostly spawned fish, but a 

 clean salmon now and again throughout the season. 



The Spawning" Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 26th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in last half of November and first half of 



December. 



3. Spawning ceased towards middle of January. 



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



spawning season is regarded as a fairly average season. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in end of March. 



2. As a smolt year 1911 was — Owing to heavy water during April it is difficult 



to say, but any smolts seen were specially good ones. 



REPORT FROM SOUTH ESK DISTRICT. 



Take of Pish - 



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



(b) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — About an average. 



(c) By rod and line — Below the average owing to the low state of the 



river. 



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



grilse, beginning of May ; trout, latter half of March. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 51 lbs., 



taken in a sea net. 



