48 Appendices to Sixteenth Annual Report 



The Spawning Season — 



1. In October. 



2. From middle of December to middle of February. 



3. About end of ]\[arch. 



4. Fish only spawn after a flood, and not wlien river is low. 



5. Less. 



6. There are spawning streams all along its course. 



Kelts— 



1. March. 



2. May. 



3. In beginning of year. 



4. Kelts only go to the sea when the river is rising to a flood, or at least 



rising. 



Smolts — 



1. April and May. 



2. No. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No ; Armistead's private hatchery. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 Cannot be given. 



General Question — 

 No. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER ANNAN. 



Take of Fish— 



1 (a), (6), (c), and {d) Below the average. 



2. The lessees of the different fishings say they do not keep a record of 



number caught, therefore the number cannot be given. 



3. (rt) 25th Februaiy, first open day ; {h) during August ; (c) week ending 



19th June. Were much below average in number ; grilse, during July, 

 has been poorest for last 20 years, and some old fishermen say it w^as 

 the worst on record. 



4. With exception of on the Newbie Fishery, no record is kept of fish 



caught each month, therefore this cannot be given. I understand the 

 manager of Newbie Fishery sends notes of those caught there to Mr. 

 Archer. 



5. (a) No net and coble fishing in district ; (h) 39 lbs. (on Newbie Fishery 



in August) ; (c) 28| lbs. (in Mount Annan Waters). 



Protection — 



1. ^3.181 10s. 



2. £477 4s. 6d. 



3. Four (three at Annan and one at Lochmaben), also twenty-eight game- 



keepers sworn in as water bailiffs. 



4. Fourteen persons were prosecuted, thirteen of whom were convicted (one 



for three offences and one for two offences), viz., one for contravention 

 Sec. 17 of Act 186vS, fined £Q 13s., or 30 days ; two for contravention 

 Sec. 20 of Act 1868, fined each £l 12s. 6d., or 14 days ; two for 

 contravention Sec. 19 of Act 18(38, admonished ; two for contravention 

 Sec. 33 of Annan Act, fined each £l 10s. 6d., or 14 days ; one for 

 contravention Bye-law, Sch. G, admonished ; three for contravention 

 Sec. 27 of Act 1862, fined each £2 10s., or 21 days ; two for contra- 

 vention Sec. 15 (Sub-Sec. 1) 1868 Act, fined each £2, or 21 days ; three 

 for contravention Sec. 21, 1868 Act, one of which was fined £12 13s., 

 or two months, others £2, or 21 days. Note. — These sums include the 

 expenses awarded. 



