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Appendices to Sixteenth Annual Report 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER GIRVAN. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Noue ; (6) cannot say ; (c) and (d) below the average. 



2. (a) None ; (6) about 240 salmon, 670 grilse, 1,740 trout ; (c) cannot say. 



3. (a) 1st April ; (fc) Aucjust ; (c) about June 15th. 

 5. (a) None ; (6) 33 lbs. ; (c) cannot sav. 



Protection — 



1. £524. 



2. No. 



3. None. 



4. No. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 1. No alteration. 

 2 and 4. No. 



5. TVTien in flood. 

 6 and 7. No. 



Pollutions — 

 1 and 2. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. No salmon disease in River Girvan. 



The Spa\\'niug Season — 

 1. Latter end of December. 



Smolts — 



1. 1st May. 



2. Average. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 None. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER STINCHAR, 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Below the averaire. 



2. {h) 



Month. 



Salmon. 



Grilse. 



Trout. 



1897 



May, .... 



June, 



July, 



August 



September 1st to 10th, 



8 

 52 

 73 

 148 

 17 



33 

 81 

 93 



3 



34 

 76 

 4 



Totals, . 



298 



210 



114 



(c) 41. 



3. (a) Ist April ; (6) middle of August ; (c) end of June. 



4. (6) Heaviest salmon, 35 lbs. ; heaviest trout, 7 lbs. 



5. (6) 40 lbs ; (c) 30 lbs. 



