140 FISH ACCLIMATIZATION IN QUEENSLAND. 
pattern, that is, a plain cylinder of 14 inches in diameter 
and 16 inches in height, in fact, a large camp kettle, the 
cover, which is seldom used, being flat and perforated with 
numerous holes. The tins were about one-third filled with 
water from the Lake Wendouree, and the fish were put in 
them late on Friday afternoon, 16th July; they were the 
next morning taken by train to Melbourne, a distance of a 
hundred miles, and carried direct on board the s.s. 
“Rockton.” 
This steamer left Melbourne at mid-day. The fish had 
stood the journey from Ballarat to Melbourne well, and 
appeared quite lively and healthy. The first casualty 
after leaving this port occurred shortly before midnight, 
and by sunset the next day fifteen trout and one perch 
had died; during the following night one trout, and on 
Monday one trout and ten tench died. Between Sydney 
and Brisbane there was only one death, a tench; two tench 
also died on the road to the Gold Creek reservoir, into 
which, shortly before noon on Friday, 23rd July, Mr. R. B. 
Sheridan, Mr. E. Kelk, andI had the pleasure of liberating 
thirty-six perch, fifteen trout, three carp, and three tench. 
They all appeared in good condition when turned out. The 
water was changed in Sydney by the Acclimatization 
Society's Inspector, whose services were kindly placed at 
my disposal by Dr. Cox, an enthusiastic fish acclimatizer, 
I have only to add that the fish were not fed during transit, 
and the water was «rated by means of a garden syringe, 
with a fine rose attachment, every two or three hours day 
and night. 
In view of the great results achieved in Ballarat, where, 
from a stock of six perch, Lake Wendouree, and other 
waters now swarm with these fish, I think we may encourage 
the hope that our late experiment may prove successful. 
