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Appendices to Twenty -eighth Annual Report 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1909 was £2917. 



2. The assessment levied was 3s. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 4 in number. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — (1) Thomas 



Rule was, at Sheriff Court, Dumfries, on 28th May, 1909, fined £1 and 

 £1 of expenses, or 30 days' imprisonment, for contravention of Salmon 

 Act, viz., having an unclean salmon in his possession. Fine paid. 

 (2) Richard Davidson, retired grocer, Lochmaben, contravention of 

 Salmon Fisheries Act, two charges, killing salmon fry, Sheriff Court, 

 3rd June, 1909. Admonished. (3) Jacob Robinson, Richard Wood- 

 house, (4) James Woodhouse, and John Woodhouse were, at Sheriff 

 Court, Dumfries, on 15th July, 1909, fined 2s. 6d. and 19s. 6d. expenses 

 each, for contravention of Annan Fisheries Act (whammelling). Fines 

 paid. Case taken for appeal and not yet settled. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case? — Yes. 



3. Fish pases built or in prospect —None. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with — None. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions — None. 



2. Remedial measures — Nil. 



The Salmon Disease— 



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



reached its height in April. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in the second week of May. 



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



follows : — ■ 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 15th December 1908. 



2. The greatest number spawned in January 1909. 



3. Spawning ceased in first week in March 1909. 



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



spawning season is regarded as good. 



Smolts— 



1 . Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in May (about 15th). 



2. As a smolt year 1909 was fair. 



River was in heavy flood from 13th October till the end of the month, 

 and during that period a great number of salmon went up the river. 

 The heaviest salmon caught by rod and line was 29 lbs., by John 

 Halliday, fisherman to E. J. Brook, Esq., in Hoddam water, about the 

 end of October. During the month of August the most salmon were 

 caught in the stake nets and poke nets. 



Kelts, 



Males. 

 6 



Females. 

 21 



