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Appendices to Twenty -fifth Annual Report 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared, as included in 

 the above return, are as follows : — The first grilse caught by net was on 

 19th April. The first grilse caught by rod and line was on 1st 

 June. The greatest number of sea trout and grilse were caught — by 

 net — in July, and in October and November by rod and line. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 44^ lbs. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught at Gcswick on 

 17th August. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1905-06 was £15,499 15s. 5d. 



2. The assessment levied was £3099 18s. 5d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are — 9 in July and August, 18 in 



September, 43 in October, 54 in November and December, 48 in 

 January, 28 in February, 20 in March, 15 in April and May, and 9 

 in June ; and 1 engineer during the whole year. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follows : — Prosecu- 



tions were instituted against 206 persons during season 1905-06. 

 86 persons paid fines or were allowed time to pay, 86 were imprisoned, 

 12 absconded, and proceedings were withdrawn in the case of 22 

 persons. The principal offences were killing salmon by means of 

 illegal nets, cleek and light, and rakehooks ; being in illegal posses- 

 sion of salmon and engines for killing salmon, and assaulting and 

 obstructing bailiffs. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — None. 



2. With regard to the observance of bye-laws : — Duly enforced and 



carried out. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with : — None. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Poisonous matters from mills and dye- 

 houses in Selkirk, Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn, Galashiels, 

 Hawick, Jedburgh, and Chirnside ; household sewage from Big-gar, 

 West Linton, Eddleston, Melrose, St. Boswells, Keho, Coldstream, 

 Sprouston, Ancrum, Lilliesleaf, Earlston, Lauder, &c. 



1. Remedial measures : — There are settling tanks connected with all the 

 mills in Peeblesshire which intercept the grosser parts of the mill 

 effluent, but not much good. There are purification works connected 

 with the mills in Galashiels and Selkirk, but those in Galashiels do 

 not appear to be of any use, judging from the appearance of the water 

 flowing from them. In Hawick there are irrigating tanks in a field, 

 but they are not worked satisfactorily. Improved purifying machinery 

 has been erected at Chirnside Mills lately, with the result that a 

 marked improvement is now observed in the state of the river 

 Whitadder. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance during season 1905-06 in the month of 



October, and reached its height in January. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in June. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was as 



follows : — 



Males. 



Females. 



Kelts, 



1047 



364 



Clean, 



41 



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