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large percentages of salt, and in order to show whether they all 

 reproduced the trouble on salted codfish, the following summary is 

 given : 



III. The Present Investigation 



1. Description of Colour on Salted Fish. 



Through the co-operation of the Marine and Fisheries Depart- 

 ment at Ottawa, and the courtesy of various fish inspectors and 

 dealers throughout the Maritime Provinces, samples of reddened cod 

 were obtained from various localities, such as Digby, Antigonish, 

 West Pubnico, Pictou, Annapolis, Harbourville, Canso and Arichat 



