28 Appendices to Thirteenth Annual Report 



Smolts — 



1. From middle of April to middle of June. 



2. Very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



Private hatchery belonging to His Grace the Duke of Richmond and 

 Gordon. See Report. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 See Report. 



The following is a copy of the Superintendent's Annual Report, for the year 

 ending 26th August 1894, submitted to the meeting of the Spey District 

 Board, held at Elgin on the 19th October 1894 :— 



I. — Salmon Spawning. 



The following Tables show the dates of the first appearance of salmon spawn- 

 ing beds, and the number seen and counted by the bailiffs during the last 

 three spawning seasons of 1891-92, 1892-93, and 1893-94 on the following 

 named streams or tributaries : — 



Na^ne of Stream. 



Fiddich 

 Avon - 

 Livet - 

 Conglass 

 Lochy 

 Dulnan 



Nethy - - - 



Druie 



Feshie 



Tromie - 

 Truim 



Spey (above Laggan, Badenoch) 

 Total 



1891-92. 

 SpawniDg Commenced. 



5th October 1891 

 20th 



8th 

 10th 

 12th 

 12th 

 17th 

 12th 

 13th 

 20th 

 13th 



9th 



No. of Beds 

 for Season. 



933 

 1040 

 275 

 135 



21 

 767 

 264 

 292 

 544 

 109 



82 

 129 



4591 Spawning Beds. 



1892-93. 



Name of Stream. 



Spawning Commenced. 



No. of Beds 

 for Season. 



Fiddich 



26th September 1892 



548 



Avon ... 



19th October 



1440 



Livet 



19th 





432 



Conglass - 



17th 



>j 



196 



Lochy 



18th 



ft 



97 



Dulnan 



17th 



>> 



694 



Nethy - - - 



20th 



» 



274 



Druie ... 



17th 



>> 



424 



Feshie 



17th 



» 



728 



Tromie 



20th 





123 



Truim 



10th 





83 



Spey (above Laggan, BadeDoch) 



6th 



» 



104 



Tulchan Burn 



20th 





132 



Aberlour Burn 







12 



Total 



5287 Spawning Beds. 



