of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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to the Awe District Board, in his letter complaining of the illegal obstruc- 
tion, states that ' Mr George Woulfe Brennan, the factor for Lochnell, 
' who caused the erection of the wall, maintains that the estate has a 
' right to do so.' 
[ have only farther to mention that, when in Oban last month, I met Mr 
Campbell of Lochnell, and had a long conversation with him on the subject 
of the obstruction complained of by the Awe District Board. He stated 
that it had been put up by his factor without his knowledge whilst he was 
ill, and said that, in the event of its being considered illegal, he would be 
willing to remove it. and restore the channel to its former condition. 
If, however, no amicable arrangement between the Awe District Board 
and Mr Campbell of Lochnell can be arrived at, and legal means must be 
taken to remove the obstruction, an action of Declarator and Removal would 
probably be the proper form of action. But in such a case, it seems clear 
to me that the action must be raised by the Awe District Board, and not 
by the Fishery Board for Scotland, as the second sub-section of the fifth 
section of ' The Fishery Board (Scotland) Act, 1882,' provides that 1 The 
' Fishery Board shall have the general superintendence of the Salmon 
' Fisheries of Scotland, and shall have the powers and duties of Commis- 
' sioners under the Salmon Fishery Acts, but without prejudice to or inter- 
ference with the powers of District Boards. I 
I have the honour to be, 
Your obedient Servant, 
ARCHd. YOUNG. 
The Fishery Board for Scotland. 
NOTE V. 
THE RIVER CARRON 100 YEARS AGO. 
From the account of the Parish of Kilsyth in the first Statistical 
Account of Scotland, which was published during the last decade of the 
18th century, it appears that the Carron, now almost destitute of fish 
owing to pollutions and obstructions, was at that time a splendid fishinc 
stream. The following is the statement with regard to it : — ' The Carron, 
' in its whole extent, from its rise till it reaches the Forth, is one of the 
' finest rivers in Scotland. The quantity and size of the trout, the 
' endless variety of pools and streams, and the openness of its banks, all 
' concur in rendering it the favourite retreat of the angler, insomuch 
' that people of all ranks, and from a considerable distance, resort to it in 
< the fishing season ; and there is scarcely a peasant or shepherd on its 
' banks who is not eager in the pursuit of this amusement, and eminent 
' in the art. Where the river is rapid and turbulent, and of a clear 
' chan nelly bottom, the fishes are smaller and whiter after being dressed ■ 
' but in the larger and deeper pools, especially so far as it is the boundary 
' of this parish, where it is for the most part a large, deep, winding river, 
' they are redder when dressed and darker when caught, and much larger 
' in size. I have seen them 2, 3, and even 4 pounds weight, and from 
< 18 to 24 inches long.' 
