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is uo reason why every river, ereek, aud Jake in Victoria should not teem witii Trout; 'and gentle- 

 men residing in country towus close to a river might easily form lish aeeliniatisation societies, 

 and proceed to stock tlie waters in their immediate neighbourhood. The following sketches of the 



hat(dieiT at Lovely Banks, Geeloug, will show that a very small exj)ense is necessary, as, if suitable 

 jionds are availahle for keeping the breeding lish before stripping, a, Ifark or paling slied will do 

 e(iua,lly well to cover in and protect the hatching trays as the more ^'retentions weatherboard 

 liuilding. Such ponds are best situated at the mouth of any small rivulet or creek flomng into a 

 lake, as tlie fish naturally ascend running water when spawning time arrives. They can then be 

 entrapped and kept until quite ripe for stripping; in the same way the fry after being hatched in 

 the trays us above would gradually be let into a small channel of flowing water and kept under 

 close supervision, a,ud fed regularly every day on grated liver until strong enough to be let out 

 into ])onds (through winch a current must always flow). Here they may be kept and fed until 

 it is desii-ed to send them away to distant waters or let them find their way into adjacent 

 river or lake. Whilst small they must be jn-otectted from the attacks of birds' or they "would 

 soon become a jirey to the members of the Kingfisher tribe; the Laughing-jackass is a most 

 expert fisherman, and_ like many of his fellow colonists does not disdain the toothsome imported 

 artiide. This protection is well effected by stretching twine across the ponds as is seen in the 

 following sketch, which is a picture of the ponds at Ercildoune, which were laid out liy the 

 late Sir Samuel Wilson, who took a great interest in the acclimatisation of English trout. 

 ShouM any country visitors to the Aquarium be led by the sight of the " spotted beauties "" in 

 the Fernery jionds to remember that they have in their vicinity a creek or lake into whicdi they 

 w(juld dt'sire to introduce the Trout. I shall have much pleasiire in i^lacing them in communi- 

 cation with the jM-oper persons from whom fry can be obtained for distribution. Already the 

 "Watts River at Healesville is becoming quite an angler's resort, also Woodend, and numerous 

 other country townships would be gi'eatly benefited if they could boast of a good Trout stream 

 in their neighbourhood. 



