of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 1. None. 



3. Dams worked in terms of bye-laws. 



4. Yes. New goil put in dam dyke, East Mill at Bridge of Brechin. 



5. Ye.v 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Yes. First appeared 20th of September ; not yet at its height. 



2. Low. 



3. Seventy kelts taken from river — mostly males. No clean fish taken out, 



and all fish taken out January and February and November 1894. 



4. Disease disappears before spawning, and continues a few months later on. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 21st of November 1893. 



2. December 1893 and January 1894. 



3. End of January 1894 — a few later, chiefly baggots. 



4. About 12 inches over ordinary size of river. 



5. More. 



6. River at Kinnaird, Tannadice, Cortachy, and the Prosen Stream or 



Tributary. 



Kelts— 



1. 3rd of February 1894. 



2. About beginning of February when flood carried them down. 



3. About end of March. 



4. Flooded condition. 



Smolts — 



1. 17th of March 1894. 



2. Yes. Very good. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



Judging from dead fish, got more males than females. Can give no enum- 

 eration. 



Fluctuations in the River Level — 

 General terms. 



Wild Birds' Protection Act, 1880— 



No. In April and May birds should be scared as they, to some extent, 

 destroy smolt. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER DEE {ABERDEEN SHIR E). 

 Take of Fish— 



I. (a), (6), (c), and (d) A good average over the whole district ; but best 

 fishing with fixed engines at mouth of river and two sea stations south 

 thereof. 



3. (a) 11th of February; (b) in the month of July ; (c) in the beginning of 



April. 



4. (a) Run of salmon a little earlier than some years ago. 



5. (a) 43 lbs. in river; (6) 51 lbs. in sea ; (c) 42 lbs. 



Protection— 



1. £13,911. 



2. £1112, itfs. 4d., or 8 per cent, on rental. 



3. Twenty -three. 



4. Seven prosecutions, chiefly for being found on the river banks with 



poaching implements, and for being in possession of unseasonable sal- 

 mon. All convicted and fined in sums varying from £1 to £5, with 

 expenses. But few fines recovered — individuals convicted mostly went 

 to prison. 



