not apply to Dibidale. Only a small proportion of the Dibidale was always higher than in this part of the country, but when we look at the places, so far as I know, they are neither sought after nor recorded, day, of which 300 are stags, and unless a beast that was wounded and not got The Jura death rate for 1890 also proves to be quite moderate. pasture on the west coast and in the Islands, it is very different from ours. The observations made in the second paragraph of this paper There is off and on about 600 head of deer on this place of all kinds to- last season, there was not one dead deer seen on our place this Spring. I a few feeds of the young grass. This is generally called green braxey. these dead animals, if careful search was not made. The bodies must be borne in mind, and we must also remember that our and often not willingly acknowledged. The last remark does search for dead deer is strenuous and diligent, whereas in other The grass, etc., may have a good deal to do with it. But I never was in an But poverty and old age are the chief causes of death amongst deer that come under my notice in this quarter. stags are likely to exceed 6 years of age. The district is shot (Signed) HUGH Ross. It is 2 per cent, for stags and for hinds 2\ per cent. Dead carpet of hair, consequently the search must be made at the right island forest, so I must be quiet. disappear very quickly, leaving, for a time, only a gruesome calves discovered are 10 per cent. The dead stags were mostly rubbish. It would be quite easy to overlook nearly the whole of am quite aware the death rate amongst deer on the west coast of Ross-shire very severely.