viii Report on Salmon Fisheries. 



*Forth. Conon. 



Tay. Kyle of Sutherland. 



*South Esk. The Kivers of the East Coast 



Don. of Sutherland. 



Ythan. Lochy. 



Ugie. Girvan. 



Deveron. Cree. 



Spey. Nith. 



Findhorn. Annan. 



Nairn. 



The districts which report an average take of fish are those of 

 the rivers Ness and Balgay. The return from the Balgay, however, 

 refers only to the take of fish in fresh waters. A good or fair 

 average fishing is reported from the districts of the rivers Dee in 

 Aberdeenshire, and Stinchar in Ayrshire respectively. The 

 only districts from which it is reported that the take of fish was 

 above the average, are those of the rivers of the North and West 

 Coasts of Sutherlandshire and of the Eiver Dee in Kirkcudbright- 

 shire. In the case of the latter district, however, it would appear 

 that the fishing was only slightly above the average. From the 

 district of the river Torridon it is stated that no means have been 

 •provided by the legislature for collecting statistics, and that 

 nothing, therefore, is known as to the take of fish, except as regards 

 fresh waters, where it is stated to have been rather below the average. 

 Rental of Tay The following is the rental of the Tay fishings since 1828 : — 



Salmon 

 Fishings. 



Year. 



.Rental. 





Year. 



Rental. 





1828 



. ,£14,574 10 



0 



1862 



. £14,080 12 



0 



1829 



. 14,529 10 



0 



1863 



. 14,232 16 



6 



1830 



. 13,747 8 



0 



1864 



. 16,742 6 



2 



1831 



. 13,874 0 



0 



1865 



. 17,618 0 



7 



1832 



. 11,629 0 



0 



1866 



. 17,465 3 



4 



1833 



. 11,577 0 



0 



1867 



. 16,852 18 



4 



1834 



. 10,907 10 



0 



1868 



. 16,965 15 



10 



1835 



. 10,856 10 



0 



1869 



. 17,444 15 



0 



1836 



. 10,211 10 



0 



1870 



. 17,044 8 



4 



1837 



. 10,150 6 



0 



1871 



. 16,382 8 



4 



1838 



. 10,285 0 



0 



1872 



. 15,162 15 

 . 17,519 14 



0 



1839 



. 10,498 0 



0 



1873 



0 



1840 



. 11,058 0 



0 



1874 



. 18,941 13 



8 



1841 



. 10,846 5 



0 



1875 



. 21,634 4 



4 



1842 



. 10,235 15 



0 



1876 



. 19,930 18 



4 



1843 



. 10,512 5 



0 



1877 



. 21,126 14 



0 



1844 



. 10,386 10 



0 



1878 



. 21,187 1 



0 



1845 



. 10,751 15 



0 



1879 



. 21,697 14 



0 



1846 



. 10,099 15 



0 



1880 



. 22,518 8 

 . 19,579 11 



7 



1847 



. 11,421 10 



0 



1881 



5 



1848 



. 12,057 10 



0 



1882 



. 19,221 11 

 . 17,773 3 



7 



1849 



. 10,729 16 



0 



1883 



0 



1850 



9,491 11 



0 



1884 



. 19,655 14 



5 



1851 



9,530 0 



0 



1885 



. 20,417 0 



o 



1852 



7,973 5 



0 



1886 



. 22,542 2 



8 



1853 



8,715 17 



6 



1887 



. 22,143 16 



7 



1854 



9,269 6 



5 



1888 



. 19,655 0 



0 



1855 



9,977 13 



5 



1889 



. 17,731 2 



0 



1856 



. 10,199 10 



4 



1890 



. 17,819 10 



0 



1857 



. 10,772 0 



5 



1891 



. 17,237 6 



8 



1858 



. 11,487 2 



5 



1892 



. 19,018 0 



0 



1859 



. 11,884 14 



0 



1893 



. 21,762 14 



3 



1860 



. 13,827 10 



7 



1894 



. 19,578 7 



5 



1861 



. 14,009 15 



7 







