of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Pollutions — 

 None. 



The Salmon Disease — 

 No Disease. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 24th October. 



2. 25th October and 16th November. 



3. About the end of November. 



4. Low. 



5. More than for several years, 



6. As before. 



Kelts— 

 As before. 



Smelts— 

 As before. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 As before. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 As before. 



General Question — 

 No. 



Durness and Strathy property, including rivers Dionard, Polla, Strathy, 

 and Armadale, has been sold to W. E. Gilmour of Rosehall, &c. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER SLWAGHAN, BROADFORD 

 AND PORTREE (SKYE). 



Take of Fish— 



1. Above the average (especially grilse). No tidal fishing with nets, 



only by fixed engines. 



2. Have no idea of rod-caught fish, and we have not asked Messrs. Johnstone 



for numbers ; there are no other net fishers in district. 



3. (a) Very few taken before May ; (6) August ; (c) grilse, beginning of 



June ; scarcely any sea-trout killed, unless in lochs. 



4. Run of fish varies according to weather ; heaviest percentage was in 



August this year, and plenty fish on coast, especially salmon when 

 nets closed. 



5. Salmon, 46 lbs.; grilse, 13 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £540. 



2. A sum of £12 was ret^uired for the year, but instead of levying an assess- 



ment it was divided equally and paid by the several proprietors. 



3. All the gamekeepers are employed as watchers, 11 in number. 



4. No. 



Obstruction to the Passage of Fish — 

 4. Yes. 



Pollutions — 

 1. None. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Never been seen any year. 

 3. None. 



