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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAXD FISHERIES. 



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5. BEEF LIVER. 



Table V. 



Groivth of Fourth Stage Lobsters Fed on Beef Liver 



Moulted to Fourth Stage. 



Moulted to Fifth Stage. 



Length of the 

 Moulting Period. 



June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25. 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 

 June 25, 



; A. M 



1 A. M 



; A. M j July 6, 8 A. M. 



; A. M ] July 6, 8 A. M. 



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; A. M 



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A. M 



A. M 



A. M 



A. M 



1 A.M 



July. 5, 8 P. M j 10.5 days. 



July 6, 8 A. M i 11.0 days. 



11.0 days. 



11.0 days. 



11.5 days. 



11.5 days 



11 .5 days. 



12 . 5 days. 



12.5 days. 



12 . 5 days. 



12.5 days. 



12 . 5 days. 



13. & days. 



13.5 days. 



14.5 days. 



July 6, 8 P. M. 

 July 6, 8 P. M. 

 July 6, 8 P. M. 

 July 7, 8 P. M. 

 July 7, 8 P. M. 

 July 7, 8 P. M. 

 July 7, 8 P. M. 

 July 7, 8 P. M. 

 July 8, 8 P. M. 

 July 8, 8 P. M 

 July 9, 8P. M. 



July 10 6 P. M 15.2 days. 



Average length of moulting period, 12.3 day; 



Table VI. 



Groivth of Fourth Stage Lobsters Which ivere Kept Without Any Food except what 

 may have been Derived from the Organisms Floating in the Water. 



Moulted to Fourth Stage. 



Moulted to Fifth Stage. 



Length of the 

 Moulting Period. 



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June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 25 

 June 26 

 June 25 

 June 25 



i A. M 

 ; A. M 

 ; A. M 

 iA M 

 ; A. M 

 A. M 

 A M 

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 A. M, 



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A. M 

 A. M, 

 A. M. 

 A. M. 

 A. M. 



July 9, 8 A. M... 

 July 9, 8 A. M... 

 July 12, 8 P. M.. 

 July 14, 8 P. M. . 

 July 15, 6 A. M. 

 July 15, 11 P. M 

 July 17, 8 P. M.. 

 July 17, 9 P. M.. 

 July 18, 7 A. M., 

 July 19, 9 P. M. 

 July 23, 8 P. M. . 

 July 25, died.... 



July 28, died 



July 28, died 



August 1, died. . 



14.0 

 14.0 

 17.0 

 19.0 

 19.9 

 20.6 

 22.5 

 22.5 

 23.0 

 24.5 

 28.5 

 29.0 

 33.0 

 33.0 

 36.0 



days. 



days. 



days. 



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days. 



days. 



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days. 



days. 



days.* 



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days.* 



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Average length of moulting period, 24. G days.* 

 * Nos. 12-15 have been incluiled in this data because the long delay in the moulting of these 

 four lobsters was also undoubtedly due to the lack of sufficient food. 



