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Appendices to Sixteenth Annual Report 



Obt^tructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 1 See Report. 



2. No. 



3. As far as possible. 



4. No. 



5. Yes, when size of stream suits in volume. 



7. A cut or passage at the mouth of the Spey has been re-opened to admit 

 of easier access to and from sea. 



Pollutions — 



1. Erection of new distilleries and increase of size of old ones. Amount of 



pollution coming down river largely increased. 



2. Court of Session litigation pending, Seatield and others v. Kemp; also 



action against Benrinnes Distillery Company pending. 



The Salmon Disease — 

 See Report. 



The Spawning Season — 



1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 — See Report. 



Kelts— 



1. 18th December. 



2. November, December, January, and February. 



3. July till September. 



4. Various 



Smolts — 

 See Report. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 See Report. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 See Report. 



The following is a copy of the Superintendent's Annual Eeport for the 

 year ending 26th August 1897, submitted to the Meeting of the Spey District 

 Board held at Elgin on 22nd October, 1897 :— 



I. — Salmon Spawning. 



The following Table shows the dates of the first appearance of Salmon 

 Spawning Beds, and the number seen by bailiffs during the last three 

 spawning seasons on the following named streams or tributaries : — 



1894. 



'ame of Stream. 



Spawning 



Commenced. 



No. of Beds 

 for Season. 



Fiddich - 



29th September 



1008 



Avon 



10th October 



1316 



Livet 



- 12th 



')i 



1735 



Conglass 



- 12th 



11 



445 



Lochy 



- 24th 



11 



115 



Dulnain 



- 13th 



11 



638 



Nethy 



19th 



11 



435 



Druie 



- 13th 



11 



430 



Feshie 



15th 



11 



767 



Tromie 



- 18th 



11 



204 



Truim 



- 15th 



11 



76 



Spey (above Laggar 



i,Badenoch) 12th 



11 



45 



Total, 



7214 Spawning Beds. 



