200 MR. A. li. REID 



Another attempt by Mr. J. C. Parker of Pieterinaritz- 

 berg, Natal, also failed. In 1884 Mr. Laohlan Maclean 

 took the matter up again with some friends at Cape 

 Town, when ova were imported and liatched at Ceres 

 Eoad. They did well for a time, but through an accident 

 the bulk of them perished. A few, however, were placed 

 in the Dwaars Kiver, Mitchell's Pass, a Tributary of 

 the Breede Riyer, and some in a pond on the Waverley 

 Mills Estate. Both did well, but those in the pond 

 eventually perished through the water becoming over- 

 heated. Sufficient experience had, however, been gained 

 to prove that the acclimatisation of trout was possible 

 and another attempt on a larger scale was made in 1890- 

 91, when the Colonial Secretary (the late Mr. J. W 

 Saner) induced the Government to assist financially and 

 otherwise. In 1892 a further shipment of ova was sent 

 from England, but was not the success it should have been. 

 Another was sent, which was dealt with in proper 

 ponds at Jonker's Hoek, Stellenbosch, by the 

 courtesy of the late Mr. F. G. Watermeyer and was so 

 completely successful that numerous rivers were stocked 

 and have been self supporting ever since. To the Eerste 

 River at Stellenbosch must go the honour of being the 

 first to be stocked, but of late years quite a lot of eligible 

 rivers and streams have received attention. 



Brown Trout. 



The Brown Trout (Snlmo fario) is generally believed 

 to be non-migratory. Those that are bred and remain 

 in the smaller streams seldom grow to a great size, and in 

 England a brook trout of a (juarter pound would be con- 

 sidered large, tliough in the greater rivers and lakes 

 they run up to 10 lbs. and more. Much depends upon the 

 food supply of the wateis tliey ()ccui)y. Tlie Brown Troul 

 is of a colour varying from olive green to brown with red 

 and black spots on the sides, back, and occasionally to 



