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Appendices to Twenty -sixth Annual Report 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are: — Elgin city sewage, as also a half-dozen 



distilleries throughout the district. 



2. Remedial measures : — Sewage purification works for City of Elgin on 



haugh lands on the right bank of River Lossie, to the east of the town, 

 are in course of construction. 



The Salmon Disease— 



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



reached its height in January. 

 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, .... 14 7 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 1st October 190G. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November and December. 



3. Spawning ceased by first week of January 1907. 



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



spawning season is regarded as a fair average one. 



Smolts— 



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



2. As a smolt year 1907 was very good. 



REPORT FROM NESS DISTRICT 

 Take of Fish - 



1. As compared with the average results of previous years, the take of fish 



generally throughout the district has been below the average. 

 More particularly it has been 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea, below the average. 

 (6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters (this now discontinued), 

 (c) By rod and line — spring angling above the average; grilse 

 below the average. 



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



(1) Principal run of grilse from middle of July to middle of August ; 



(2) sea trout, June and July. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 44 lbs., 



killed by the Duke of Portland on the River Garry. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1905-06 was £3502 15s. 



2. The assessment levied was 2s. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 8 in number — 4 permanent, 4 temporary. 



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



(1) Two men for breach of the weekly close time; fined £2 with 



19s. expenses each. 



(2) Gentleman and ghillie fishing with salmon parr. Gentleman 



fined 10s. with 19s. expenses ; ghillie fined 2s. 6d. 



(3) One case of five men caught with boat and salmon hang-net at 



salmon pool. No proceedings taken. 



(4) Man caught act lining in Caledonian Canal. No proceedings 



taken. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are very little in the district. 



