of the Fisher// Board for Scotland. 
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of 1890-01 was the same, viz., 13 percent., but the percentage for last season 
of 1890-91 lias gone up as high as 18 per cent. 
IV. — Poaching during the Year. ■ 
During the whole of last close time there was not a single detection made 
against any poaching or attempt to poach over the whole district. As I have 
already mentioned in this report, during the height of the spawning all the 
rivers and streams ran high and dark coloured, and made poaching almost 
impossible during the time that attempts to do so would have been most 
likely made. 
The only offender brought up for trial during the year was a pensioner, 
residing in Rothes, who was detected fishing on Spey, near Rothes, on 1st 
June last, with one smolt and one parr in his possession. Accused was 
brought before the Sheriff Court at Banff on 26th June, where he pleaded 
guilty to having killed the smolt and parr, and was sentenced to pay a fine of 
5s., with 10s. 6d. of modified expenses, failing payment, twenty-four hours' 
imprisonment. 
V. — Bye-laws. 
The bye-laws relating to mill-dam dykes, mill-lades, sluices, hecks, &c, 
were all properly attended to during the year over the whole district. 
General Remarks. 
The sea coast and river salmon net opened on 11th February and closed on 
26th August, with the exception of some six or eight nets on the sea coast 
between Portgordon and Findochty, that the fishermen, in consequence of an 
unusually strong flow tide and strong wind, were unable to get brought ashore 
until early on the morning of 27th August. So strong was the tide running 
at this part of the coast on the 26th August that some of the above-mentioned 
nets were wrecked. The observance of the weekly close time over the whole 
district of salmon-net fishings was duly observed and carried out on every 
occasion when practicable. 
In consequence of there being some two or three hundred navvies employed 
at the works of the Aviemore and Inverness new line of railway at Carrbridge, 
it will be necessary to have at least two additional bailiffs put on duty on the 
Dulnain at Carrbridge to assist the usual local bailiffs to protect the fish during 
the coming close time. Carrbridge is the centre of the best spawning grounds 
upon the Dulnain, and all sorts of characters are likely to be found among so 
many navvies. 
As has been already fully reported, Colonel Lachlan Macpherson of Glen- 
truim, during the first of last summer, caused to be erected upon the Truim 
stream a dyke which will at least cause a partial barrier to ascending fish on 
said stream or river. 
The full force of bailiffs or Spey police is constituted as follows : — The 
Superintendent, stationed at Aberlour ; the Inspector, stationed at Granton ; 
eight Sergeants, and thirty-four Constables. 
GEO. K. MACGREGOR, Superintendent. 
Abstract of Account Charge and Discharge of Clerks' Intro- 
missions, Year 1890-91. 
L— CHARGE. 
To Fishery Assessment on £9669, 5s. of Rental, at Is. lid. per £1, £926 12 10 
„ Fines and Expenses recovered, 0 15 6 
„ Advance for Men's Wages to 4th October 1890, from last year's 
Account, 56 8 8 
„ Amount at Credit of Board with Royal Bank as per last 
Account, . . . 26 9 5 
ilOH) 6 5 
