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Inspection of Salmon Fishings on the east and north coasts of Scotland, 5 

 Map of Scotland showing approximate number of nets used, . . 5 



Berwick-on-Tweed to Fife Ness, ...... 6 



Fife Ness to Buchan Ness, ...... 6 



Buchan Ness to Rosehearty, ...... 7 



Moray and Pentland Firths, ...... 7 



Number of Nets and cost of Fishing, . . . .. .7 



Inspection of dams on river Till, ...... 9 



Variation of Annual Close Time in district of river Cree, . . 9 



Use of hang and drift nets in estuaries of Tay and Forth, . . 9 



Conference of Annan and Nith District Boards, .... 9 



Inspection of Strathlachlan river, . . . . .10 



Cruive Dyke on river Deveron, ...... 10 



Salmon Fishery Investigations, ...... 10 



Rate of Growth of Sexual Organs, . . . . .11 



Food of Salmon, ........ 12 



Sex of Salmon taken in different months, . . . .12 



Migration, growth, &c, of Salmon, ..... 13 



Co-operation of District Boards in Salmon Fishery Investigation, . 14 



NOTES TO SALMON FISHERY REPORT. 



I. Annual Returns from District Boards, . . . .16 



II. Salmon Fishery Investigations, by James R. Tosh, M.A., B.Sc, . 47 



III. Memorandum in regard to the law relating to Cruive Dykes, . 67 



IV. Annual Close Time applicable to Scotch Salmon Rivers, . . 78 

 V. List of Chairmen and Clerks of Salmon Fishery District Boards, 



with their Addresses. Based on Information obtained by 

 Circular from Sheriff-Clerks, &c, in obedience to request 

 from Secretary for Scotland, . . . . .81 



VI. Natural History Notes in Norway, . , . ,82 



