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Appendices to Thirteenth Annual Report 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER AWE. 



Protection — 

 1. £723. 



3. One. 



4. (1.) Yes. Four persons were charged with (<z) contravening 7 and 8 



Victoria Cap. 95, Sect. 1 ; (b) contravening 31 and 32 Victoria 

 Cap. 123, Subsection 4 of Sect. 15, and the Bye-law E. of the com- 

 missioners ; (c) contravening 31 and 32 Victoria Cap. 123, Sect. 19 

 thereof. 



The complaint against one of the defenders was not called on 

 account of it not having been served on him through 

 his leaving the town. The other three were convicted 

 of each offence, and were fined 10s. each for each 

 offence. They were further fined Id. for each fish 

 caught in contravention of the Bye-law E., — there were 

 150 fish. They were also ordered to pay the cost, 

 £1, 19s. The boats and nets were also declared for- 

 feited. 



(2.) One person was charged with (a) a contravention of 25 and 26 

 Victoria Cap. 97, Sect. 7, 31 and 32 Victoria Cap. 123, and the 

 Bye-law D. of the commissioners ; (b) with contravening 31 and 32 

 Victoria Cap. 123, Subsection 4 of Sect. 15, and the Bye-law E. of 

 the commissioners. 



Mac Arthur pled guilty and was fined £1, with ,£1, Is. of 

 costs. 



(3.) Two persons who were working the Kerrera Crown fishings, were 

 charged with contravening 31 and 32 Victoria Cap. 123, Sect. 19. 

 The charge was withdrawn against one of the defenders on 

 account of his having gone to England. The other 

 pled not guilty, but was convicted on evidence being 

 led, and fined £5, with £1, 7s. 6d. of costs. 

 On 15th of June 1894, a box of fish (smolts) were seized by the police in 

 Glasgow on the instructions of this Board, but no prosecution followed 

 on account of evidence being defective. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER GIRVAN. 



Take of Fish— 



1. Below average in all respects. 



3. (a) April. ; (6) September and October ; (c) June and July. 



4. Very little change, but somewhat late. 



5. (a) 28 lbs. ; (c) 22 lbs. 



Protection — 



£554. None at present. Gamekeepers do the duty. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 3. Yes. 



5. Yes, fairly well. 

 Pollutions — 



2. Sewage from Maybole enters the river and does damage, but this is being 



remedied. Noxious water from the coal pits at Dailly does damage. 

 The Board got an opinion of Counsel that under 3 clause in the River 

 Pollution Act they could not interfere. 



