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Appendices to Twenty-fifth Annual Report 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are : — Sewage from Stirling and the different 

 towns below Stirling, and which is in no way purified before entering 

 the Forth ; chemicals from coal pits, from paper works, and 

 distilleries. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of October, and 

 reached its height in January 1906. 

 The river was free of diseased fish about the end of February. 



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

 follows : — 





Males. 



Females. 



Kelts, 



265 



90 



and 24 Trout. 



Clean or unspawned, 







The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning in November. 



2. The greatest number spawned in December. 



3. Spawning ceased end of January, 1905. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as a good one. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April, May, and June. 



2. As a smolt year 1906 was about the average. 



REPORT FROM TAY DISTRICT. 

 Take of Pish - 



1. As compared with the average results of previous years, the take of fish 



generally throughout the district has been below the average. 

 More particularly it has been 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea, about the average. 



(b) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters, below the average. 



(c) By rod and line, the spring fishing was exceptionally good, 



while the autumn fishing was exceedingly poor through lack 

 of flood. 



The best run of salmon w r as in July. 



A few sea trout were got at start of fishing on 5th February, and grilse at 

 end of May. 



2. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 51^ lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — At Dupplin on 



Earn, caught by rod and line on 26th October by Lord Wolverton. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1906 was £22,838 12s. 



2. The assessment levied was £1598 14s. 2d., being at the rate of 7 percent. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 24 in number in close season and from 



5 to 8 in open season. Of these, 7 are in the pay of the Tay Salmon 

 Fisheries Co., Ltd., in close season and 2 in the open season. The 

 company also give the assistance of other men when required. 



