of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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APPENDIX IV. 



AN ABEIDGED STATEMENT OF REPORTS FROM 

 DISTRICT FISHERY BOARDS AND OTHERS. 



REPORT FROM RIVER TWEED DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



1. State whether the take of fish has been above or below the average of 



previous years — 



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



(b) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — Above the average. 



(c) By rod and line — Below the average. 



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



(a) By fixed engine, approximately, 7000. 

 (6) By sweep net, actual number, 44,283. 

 (c) By rod and line, approximately, 1573. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



By Fixed Engine, . . . 











17 



29 



4 



14days 

 11 







By Sweep Net, 



181 



1-51 



2-09 



6 43 



15-11 



24 52 



26-43 



14days 

 22-10 







By Rod and Line, . . . 



4 70 



1-74 



3 34 



164 



0-99 



0-28 



0-44 



2-36 



42-12 



42-39 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared, as included in 

 the above return, are as follow : — The first grilse caught by net was on 

 13th April. The first grilse caught by rod and line was on 31st May. 

 The greatest number of sea trout and grilse were caught by net in July 

 and August, and by rod and line in October and November. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — By net, 

 43 lbs. ; by rod and line, 46 lbs. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By net, on 21st August, 

 at Meadow Haven Fishery, near Berwick Pier. By rod and line, on 

 29th October, in Tweed at Sprouston, Roxburghshire ; caught by Miss 

 Trotter, Charter Hall. 



Protection- 



1. The assessable rental for 1909 was £16,092 14s. 4d. 



2. The assessment levied was £3218 10s. 9d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are as follows : — 9 in July, 9 in August, 



19 in September, 46 in October, 54 in November, 52 in December, 47 in 

 January, 27 in February, 22 in March, 16 in April, 16 in May, 9 in June, 

 and 1 engineer all the year. 



