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Report OR Salmon Fisheries. 



Kepiies to Xhe replies which have been received to the usual circular of P- 17. 



Queries regard- printed queries issued at the close of the salmon fishing season 

 ingt^e^ yield of indicate that the season of 1897 was below the average. These 

 Fishino-s7n qucrics are sent to Clerks of District Boards with a view of ascer- 

 i?J^7. ° taining, as far as possible, the state of the salmon fisheries. The 

 answers are given in Note 1. of the Appendices to this Eeport. 

 It will be observed that replies have been received regarding the 

 following districts, viz. : — The Tay, South Esk, North Esk, Dee 

 (Aberdeenshire), Don, Ythan, Ugie, Deveron, Spey, Findhorn, Ness, 

 Alness, Conon, Kyle of Sutherland, rivers of Sutherlandshire, Lochy, 

 Ayr, Girvan, Stinchar, Cree, Dee (Kirkcudbrightshire), Nith, and 

 Annan, and that, except in the case of the Ness, the rivers of the 

 north coast of Sutherlandshire, and the Ayr, all the reports are to 

 the effect that the past season has been " below," or much 

 below," the average. About an average season is reported from 

 the districts of the river Ness and of the rivers of the north coast 

 of Sutherlandshire, while the only district in which the take of 

 fish is reported as having been rather above the average is that of 

 the river Ayr. 



Salmon ' ^hc following is the rental of the Tay fishings since 1828 :— 



Fishings. 



Year. 









Rental. 





1828 



. ^14,574 10 



0 



1863 



. £14,232 16 



6 



1829 



. 14,529 10 



0 



1864 



16,742 5 



2 



1830 



. 13,747 8 



0 



1865 



. 17,618 0 



7 



1831 



. 13,874 0 



0 



1866 



17,465 3 



4 



1832 



. 11,629 0 



0 



1867 



. 16,852 18 



4 



1833 



. 11,577 0 



0 



1868 



16,965 15 



10 



1834 



10,907 10 



0 



1869 



17,444 15 



0 



1835 



10,856 10 



0 



1870 



17,044 8 



4 



1836 



10,211 10 



0 



1871 



. 16,382 8 



4 



1837 



10,150 6 



0 



1872 



. 15,162 15 



0 



1838 



10,285 0 



0 



1873 



. 17,519 14 



0 



1839 



. 10,498 0 



0 



1874 



. 18,941 13 



8 



1840 



11,058 0 



0 



1875 



21,634 4 



4 



1841 



10,846 5 



0 



1876 



. 19,930 18 



4 



1842 



. 10,235 15 



0 



1877 



. 21,126 14 



0 



1843 



10,512 5 



0 



1878 



. 21,187 1 

 . 21,697 14 



0 



1844 



. 10,386 10 



0 



1879 



0 



1845 



10,751 15 



0 



1880 



22,518 8 



7 



1846 



. 10,099 15 



0 



1881 



19,579 11 



5 



1847 



11,421 10 



0 



1882 



19,221 11 



7 



1848 



. 12,057 10 



0 



1883 



. 17,773 3 



0 



1849 



. 10,729 16 



0 



1884 



19,655 14 



5 



1850 



9,491 11 



0 



1885 



20,417 0 



2 



1851 



9,530 0 



0 



1886 



. 22,542 2 



8 



1852 



7,973 5 



0 



1887 



. 22,143 16 



7 



1853 



8,715 17 



6 



1888 



19,655 0 



0 



1854 



9,269 6 



5 



1889 



. 17,731 2 

 . 17,819 10 



0 



1855 



9,977 13 



5 



1890 



0 



1856 



10,199 10 



4 



1891 



. 17,237 6 



8 



1857 



. 10,772 0 



5 



1892 



. 19,018 0 



0 



1858 



. 11,487 2 



5 



1893 



. 21,762 14 



3 



1859 



11,884 14 



0 



1894 



. 19,578 7 



5 



1860 



13,827 10 



7 



1895 



. 17,090 15 



4 



1861 



14,009 15 



7 



1896 



. 17,180 17 

 . 17,869 3 



9 



1862 



14,080 12 



0 



1897 



4 



