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and where the fish-pass has been
built together with the surroundings
of the place is herewith given which
will show at a glance the improper
placing of the fish-pass and its present
[impotency?] for the purposes intended.

In explanation of the sketch of
the river and dam it will be noticed
that the river is about 300 feet wide
with a long bridge crossing it for general
travel; about [250?] yards above the Bridge
Dennies Dam is built wholly across
the river and about 5 feet high. To the
right of the dam a race-way is built
which carries water to the Woolen and
Gristing Mill below the Bridge; the
water after passing through the mill
runs in a small tail-race some
200 feet or more into the main river.
Whilst the height of the main dam is
about five feet, the fall of the water
at the mill is about ten feet or twice
the height for fish to ascend, as would
be the case at the main dam above.

At the Grist mill and between it and
an old mill situate almost alongside
the present fish-way has been built
about 3 feet wide inside and some
60 feet in length. To overcome the rise
of 10 foot fall: this pass is [?]