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Distances travelled. — 10 miles and under. — Nineteen fish, or 17"3 per cent., were 

 recovered at distances of from \\ to 10 miles, 5 males (ITB per cent.), with an 

 average of 4-8 miles, and 14 females (21*2 per cent.), with a mean of 6 miles. Three 

 of the males and 3 of the females were taken to the south and west, 1 of the males 

 and 8 of the females to the north and east, 1 of the males to the south and east, 

 and 3 of the females to the north and west. 



10 to 20 miles. — Thirty-four fish, or 30-9 per cent., were recaptured at distances 

 of from 11 to 19 miles, 15 males (34-9 per cent.), with an average of 14-6 miles, 

 18 females (27-3 per cent.), with an average of 14-3 miles, and 1 of unknown sex. 

 Nine of the males and 3 of the females were foimd to the south and east, 3 of the 

 males and 3 of the females to the north and east, 2 maKs and 8 females to the 

 north and west, and 1 male and 4 females to the south and west. 



Thus, 53 fish, or 48-2 per cent., were taken under 20 miles from the station, 

 20 males (46*5 per cent.), with an average of 12-2 miles, 32 females (48-5 per cent.), 

 with an average of 10'6 miles, and 1 of unknown sex. 



20 to 50 miles. — Thirty-six fish, or .32-7 per cent., were recovered at distances of 

 from 20 to 47 miles, 15 males (34-9 per cent.), with an average of 34-3 miles, and 21 

 females (31-8 per cent.), with a mean of 33 miles. Six of the males and 9 of the 

 females were found to the south and east, 5 of the males and 7 of the females to the 



