of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Pollutions — 



1. Yes. 



2. Yes. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 10th of November. 



2. 15th of November till 6th of December. 



3. About 6th of January. 



4. High. 



5. Less. 



6. Dee and Tarff. 



Kelts— 



1. March. 



2. May. 



3. June. 



4. Low. 



Smolts — 



1. March. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



Yes, being increased to 500,000. Private enterprise. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Males about 2 to 1. Estimate. 



Marking Salmon — 



Yes. Tongland Fishery. 



Temperature of Water — 

 Yes. 



Fluctuations in the River Level — 

 High, medium, low. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER NITH. 



Take of fish— 



1. (a), (b), (c) and (d) Below the average, and worse than the previous year. 



3. (a) When fishings opened, 25th of February ; (6) in J uly ; (c) there was a 

 ood run of grilse in July. Sea-trout were running in May and June, 

 ut very scarce. 



5. (a) 35 lbs. ; (c) 32 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £774, 10s. 



2. Nil. 



3. Three paid watchers and nine unpaid (Gamekeepers). 



4. Four prosecutions : — (1) Contravention of Section 21 of 1868 Act, having 



salmon in possession in close time, three men fined £7> or 1 month. 

 (2) Contravention of Section 19, killing smolts, admonished. (3) Con- 

 travention of Section 15, using shackle-net in close time, fined £4, 2s., 

 or 1 month. (4) Contravention of Section 17, using drag-hooks, fined 

 £3, 13s., or 1 month. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



2. Have been fished as usual. 



3. The cruives are but not the dams ; most of the latter have neither passes, 



hecks, nor sluices in accordance with Schedules. 



5. Dumfries fish pass affords passage except when water at summer level. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Very little disease observed this year. 



2. Mostly low. 



3. No, but more males than females. 



