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j$eat quantity of limestone, and as lime or anything approaching the nature 
of lime is poisonous or injurious to fish, the two foregoing facts might be 
reasonably entertained to having a good deal of effect upon the high death rate 
and disease on the Fiddich. There is little or no doubt but that the disease is 
infectious when fish become contiguous with other diseased ones. The stream 
being so small during the winter months, and the number of spawning fish 
being so large, it made it evident by the rate that the fish died that the stream 
was for a short time in a contaminated state. 
VI. — Poaching during the Year. 
If there was a large increase of spawning over the district during the year, I 
am glad to say there was more so of a decrease in poaching. The Avon district 
(in former years always prominent in such lawless pursuits) seemed not to 
have forgotten the results of their former year's experiences, notwithstanding 
that in said locality a larger or more tempting show of spawning fish have not 
for a number of years arrayed themselves in such an aggravating position before 
the gaze of the covetous poachers of the district, as that of last spawning season. 
Despite this, there was not the least appearance of poaching in the district 
during the whole of the season. Two members of the Lochy band of poachers 
of 1887 are still at large, they having never returned to the district since they 
absconded. 
General Remarks. 
The Bye-Laws as to hecks, dam-dikes, and sluices on mill-lades were all 
properly adhered to over the district during the year. 
The sea-coast and river salmon net fishing opened on February 11th, and 
closed on 26th August. On each occasion of visits to the coast I found the 
weekly close time well attended to, when the weather and sea permitted the 
same to be carried out. 
The alteration made last year, in having three bailiffs stationed in the Spey- 
niouth and Fochabers district, instead of the previous mode of watching in 
said section, has given every satisfaction, and during the^year there was not the 
slightest appearance of poaching in said district. 
GEO. K. MACGREGOR, Superintendent. 
Abstract of Account Charge and "Discharge of Clerks' Intro- 
missions, Year 1888-89. 
I. — CHARGE. 
To Fishery Assessment on ,£10,664, 5s. of Rental, at Is. lOd. £977 1 1 2 
„ Fines, &c, recovered, 5 15 () 
„ Arrear of Assessment recovered, 116 8 
„ Due to Royal Bank at close of this Account, . . 29 17 10 
£1015 0 8 
II. — DISCHARGE. 
By Wages to Bailiffs and Inspector for year, 
„ Superintendent and his expenses, 
„ Legal Proceedings, 
„ Clerks' Salary and Outlays, .... 
„ Miscellaneous Payments, .... 
„ Advances on account of ensuing year, . 
„ Due to Royal Bank, carried from last Account, 
£672 6 7 
152 5 7 
15 0 6 
25 17 7 
8 18 1 
58 3 8 
82 8 8 
Equal to Charge, £1015 0 8 
COOPER & WINK, Clerks and Treasurers. 
Elgin, 18th October 1889. 
