of the Fis/icf tf Hoard for Scotland. 
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Artificial Propagation of Salmon. 
[s there any Hatchery in your district for the artificial propagation cf 
salmon ami trout, either belonging to the District Board or supported by 
private enterprise? If so, describe its situation, and state how many fish 
can be hatched out in it annually. 
Proportion of Male to Female Salmon. 
Can you state the proportion of the male to the female salmon in your 
district or river, specifying whether your return, so far as it goes, is based 
upon an estimate or on actual enumeration 1 ? 
Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880. 
Do you think that the ' Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880,' which pre- 
serves a variety of birds — specified in the schedule attached to the Act — 
which destroy salmon and trout ova and fry, should be repealed as regards 
Scotland 1 
General Question. 
Are there any other points relating to the salmon fisheries in your 
district to which you wish to direct the attention of the Board, in 
addition to those suggested by the preceding queries'? 
NOTE III. 
PRINTED QUERIES SENT TO HOTELKEEPERS IN SCOTLAND 
HAVING SALMON OR TROUT FISHINGS ATTACHED TO 
THEIR HOTELS. 
Take of Fish. 
1. Has the number of salmon, sea-trout, and yellow trout increased or 
diminished, of late years, in the rivers and lochs attached to your hotel 1 
To what cause do you attribute such increase or diminution, as the case 
may be 1 
2. Can you give the number and weight of the salmon, sea-trout, and 
yellow trout caught by the rod in the hotel waters during the season of 
1891? 
3. What was the weight of the heaviest salmon, sea-trout, and yellow 
trout caught in your hotel waters during the season of 1891 1 
4. At what time are the first clean salmon taken 1 When do the 
grilse and sea-trout run ; and when is the main take of salmon, grilse, and 
sea-trout ? 
5. What are the best months for yellow trout fishing in the waters 
attached to your hotel 1 
6. Is the average weight of the yellow trout in your hotel waters increas- 
ing or diminishing 1 To what cause do you attribute such increase or 
diminution, as the case may be 1 
