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Appendices to Thirtieth Annual Report 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 36 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Bag-net, Demies. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1911 was £3679 15s. 



2. The assessment levied was £383 6s. 2d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 4 in number. 



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



of using illegal nets, one in Firth using drift hang nets, and one in river 

 using small-smeshed nets for sea trout, and also one in High Court for 

 breach of interdict. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish- 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — None. 



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



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : —None. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with : — None. 



Pollutions— 



1. None. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of December, and 



reached its height in March, 1911. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in March. 



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



follows : — 



Males. Females. 

 Kelts, 39 6 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 29th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in upper reaches, November. 



3. Spawning not finished in November. 



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



spawning season is regarded as very good, the upper rivers having a 

 good stock of fish, and the waters in splendid condition for spawning, 

 but as yet no salmon have commenced on the River Ness, as they do 

 not start until about the 20th December. 



Smolts— 



1. - Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April. 



2. As a smolt year 1911 was very good. 



REPORT FROM CONOX DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



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



(b ) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — A good average. 



(c) By rod and line — Above the average take. 



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



(a) By fixed engine — Approximately 11,300. 



(b) By sweep net — Approximately, salmon and grilse, 4500 ; sea trout 



caught, 3000. 



(c) By rod and line — Approximately 600. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



By Fixed Engine, 



4 



9 



8 



,0 



17 



40 



12 





By Sweep Net, 



8 



6 



14 



8 



9 



42 



13 





By Rod and Line, 



10 



22 



20 



9 



12 



12 



8 



7 



