of tlie Fishery Board for Scotland. 



23- 



The Spawning Season — 



1. November. 



2. November to end of December. 



3. About the end of December. 



4. Ordinary level. 



5. Less. 



6. The main river. 

 Kelts — 



1. About the first week of January. 



2. February. 



3. March. 



4. Ordinary level. 



Smolts — • 



1. May and June. 



2. Bad. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 No. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon- 

 Estimate about two males to one female. 



THB DISTRICT OF THE RIVER DEE (ABERDEENSHIRE), 



Take of Fish— 



1. Below the average in each of these four cases. 



2. No. 



3. {a) 11th February ; {h) April was the best month of 1,he season, the 



grilse season having been poor ; (c) Grilse began to run on 10th April 

 — sea-trouts on 11th February. 



4. No information on these points. 



5. (a) 39 lbs.; (5) 45 lbs.; (c) 34 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £16,176 5s. lOd. 



2. Six per cent, on above assessable rental. 



3. Twenty-one. 



4. Three prosecutions, implicating 6 men. For having unseasonable salmon 



or poaching implements in their possession. Four of the 6 persons 

 implicated convicted, and fined £2 each with expenses. As regards 

 the other two jDersons, case compromised before trial by a payment of 

 £2 10s. each. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. No dams. 



2. No cruives. 



3. Does not apply to Dee District. 



4. No. 



5. No passes. 



6. No. 



7. None. 



