GROWTH RATE IN PACIFIC SALMON 



The sexes were distributed as follows : — 



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The females were in the majority in every locality, but very markedly so at 

 Sauch-en-aueh creek. This majority is obtained in the four-jyear class, of the stream 

 type. 



Relative lengths of males and females are shown in the following table: — 



Deepw.\ter Bay. 



Two-year stream. Five-year class. 



Length 22 22-5 23 



Number— Male 1 1 1 



Female 2 



Average length, male 22-5; female, 22-5; total, 22-5. 



One-year stream. Five-year class. 



22 22-5 23 23-5 24 24-5 25 

 2 7 6... 3 2 



116 1 



Length 



Number — Male 



Female .- 



Average length, male, 23-5; females, 22-9; total, 23-3. 



Four-year class. 



Length 19 19-5 20 20-5 21 21-5 22 22-5 23 23-5 



Number— Male 1 2 2 10 37 26 54 46 24 3 



Female •. 2 3 12 25 76 49 50 16 3 



Average length, male, 21-9; female, 21-3; total, 21-6. 



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 ■Sea, Four-year class. 



Length" 19-5 20 20-5 21 21-5 22 22-5 23 23-5 24 



Number— Male 1 2 1 6 4 9 1 1 



Female.., 1 2 3 3 1 1 



Average length, male, 22-4; female, 22- 1; total, 22-3. 



Victoria. 



Two-year stream. Five-year class. 



1 male, 24; 1 female, 22-5; average, 23-3. 

 1 male, 24. 



Length 



Number — Male. . . . 

 Female. 



One-year stream. Five-year class. 

 One-year stream, Four-year class. 



19-5 20 20-5 21 21-5 22 22-5 23 23-5 



3 5 23 37 50 34 13 2 



2 7 20 66 63 41 20 



Average length, male, 21-9; female, 21-4; total, 21-6. 



