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Appendices to Twenty -first Annual Report 



The Spawning Season — 



1. From 1st December and chiefly that month. 

 '1, 3, and 4. Cannot say, rivers are small. 



5. More. 



6. There are many, but chiefly Skaebost river. 

 Kelts— 



1. None seen unless a few in the rivers. 

 -1 and 4. Cannot say. 

 3. In May. 



Smolts — 



1 and 2. Cannot say. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



When fish are heaviest, female tish are 3 to 1 ; but the female fish stood 

 well up to end of fishing. 



General Question — 

 None. 



The triennial election took place in 1902. Chairman, Kenneth L. 

 MacDonald, Esq. of Skirinish, Commissioner for Lachlan MacDonald, 

 Esq. of Skaebost ; Secretary and Treasurer, Kenneth MacRae, writer, 

 County Buildings, Portree. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER LOCHY. 



Take of Fish— 



1. Below the average. 



3. (a) 4th March ; (6) end of June and July ; (c) middle of June. 



4. None. 



5. (c) 38* lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £2306. 



2. Id. per £. 



3. Eleven. 



4. Yes, three prosecutions; (1) salmon poaching in estuary, 2 men, fined £1 



penalty and l()s. expenses each ; (2) salmon poaching in river Lochy, 

 3 or 4 together — one caught — penalty £2 and 10s. expenses ; (3) 

 salmon poaching in river Lochy, 2 men — one man fined £2 10s. and 

 10s. 6d. expenses, and the other £1 penalty and 10s. 6d. expenses. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 1, 2, and 3. None. 

 4. Yes. 

 5 and 6. No. 



Pollutions — 

 1 and 2. None, 



The Salmon Disease — 

 1. No. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. First week in November. 



2. 25th November and 20th December. 



3. End of December. 



4. Medium. 



5. Less. 



6. Roy, Cour, Nevis, Loy, Arkaig, Spean, and Lochy. 



