of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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NOTE II. 
PRINTED QUERIES SENT TO CLERKS TO DISTRICT BOARDS, 
PROPRIETORS OF SALMON FISHINGS AND THEIR 
FACTORS, LESSEES OF SALMON FISHINGS, AND OTHER 
PERSONS INTERESTED IN OR ACQUAINTED WITH TILE 
SALMON FISHERIES OF SCOTLAND. 
Take of Fish. 
Has the take of fish in your district increased or diminished? To 
what cause do you attribute such increase or diminution — 
(a) In tidal waters ? 
(b) In fresh waters'? 
(c) In fixed engines'? 
(d) Generally throughout the district ? 
Can you give the number of fish caught in your district, exactly or 
approximately — 
(a) By net and coble ? 
(b) By fixed engines ? 
(6) By rods ? 
At what period of the year in your district — 
(a) Are the first clean fish taken ? 
(b) When is the main take of salmon ? 
(c) When do the grilse and sea-trout run ? 
What was the weight of the heaviest salmon or trout caught in your 
district in 1890— 
(a) By net and coble ? 
(b) By fixed engines? 
(c) By rods? 
Annual and Weekly Close Times. 
1. Are the bye-laws regulating the observance of the annual and 
weekly close times by net and coble, and by stake, fly, and bag-nets 
strictly observed in your district ? If not, can you suggest any means 
which would conduce to their stricter observance ? 
2. Is the period fixed for the commencement and termination of the 
annual close time in your district satisfactory ? If not, what change 
would you suggest ? 
Protection. 
Is the system of protection in your district efficient? Are the men 
employed as river-watchers members of the County Constabulary Force, 
or are they employed by, and subject to, the District Board ? State the 
number of water-bailiffs employed in your district. 
