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Appendices to Twenty -eighth Annual Report 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1909 was £23,715 12s. 



2. The assessment levied was 8 per cent. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 24 in number. 



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



report 19 cases have been tried in Perth Sheriff Court, involving 29 

 persons. The offences consisted of salmon in possession in close season, 

 8; cleeking, 2; stoning, &c, 1; stick and cord, 1; gaff in possession, 2; 

 unclean salmon in possession, 1 ; fishing wich roe, 1 ; roe in possession, 

 1 ; fry in possession, 1 ; fishing without leave of proprietor, 1. Of the 

 29 persons involved, all were convicted. Fines ranging from 5s. to 

 £4 Is. were imposed. The total fines imposed amounted to £56, being 

 an average of £1 18s. 7d. for each of the 29 persons convicted. Fines 

 were paid by 10, 15 were imprisoned, and 4 have yet to be dealt with. 

 The alternatives ranged from 1 to 15 days. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — Dam dyke at Inveralmond (on 

 Almond) washed away by a spate on 18th January last and not to be 

 replaced. 



3. Fish passes built or in j>rospect ; — A salmon pass is in course of con- 



struction at the Falls of Tummel (on the River Tummel). This pass is 

 expected to be ready for the ascent of spring fish next season. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with are : — Falls of Keith, on Ericht, 



and some impossible falls on Upper Isla ; Falls of Dunaiastair, on the 

 Tummel, above Loch Tummel. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are :— Chiefly sewage of Perth, Dundee, and 



Broughty Ferry ; also bleaching works at Almondbank, Luncarty, and 

 Stormontfield. 



2. Remedial measures : — Purification works are now completed for Crieff 



sewage which seem to be very effective. 



The Salmon Disease— 



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



reached its height in January. 

 The river was never quite free of disease, but last season it was much less 

 destructive than in previous years. 



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



follows :— 



Males. Females. 



Kelts, . . . .200 1501 ^ .. , 



Clean, .... 6 6/ Estimafce ' 



The Spawning" Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 20th or 21st October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in December. 



3. Spawning ceased about 10th January. 



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



spawning season is regarded as an average one. The number of fish was 

 rather above the average, but the flooded condition of the water was 

 somewhat against good results in the maturing of the ova. 



Smolts— 



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



2. There was great difficulty in judging the smolt crop last season, as the 



waters were heavy during most of the migrating season ; but as far as 

 could be judged they were under the average. 



REPORT FROM SOUTH ESK DISTRICT. 

 Take of Pish - 



1. As compared with previous years, the take of fish generally throughout the 

 district has been a good average. 



3. On 16th February, first clean fish taken. 



Main run of grilse and sea trout, June and July. 



