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Part III. — Twenty-seventh Annual Report 



Temperature to which the Cooled Eggs of the Fifth lot of Spawn were subjected. 

 Degrees centigrade. 



* 7c^. was shifted on March 29 from the cooled water into the ordinary hatchery water. 



t/ Denotes that fry was obtained on that date. 



J"Vc." — The temperatures of "Vc."were, up to April 14, intermediate between those 

 of Ve^. and Vc. The cooled water flowed from Vc'. into "Vc." and from the latter into 

 Vc. " Vc." was shifted to another situation on April 14. This has not been included in 

 siimmary table, p. 



Lot VI. — The sixth lot of herring spawn was obtained by Mr. Thomaa 

 Smith, of the steam drifter " Integrity," K.Y. 178, while oflf the coast of 

 Yorkshire. The spawn was pre.ssed out on September 8 into a barrel 

 containing gravel. Another opportunity of obtaining spawn occurred on 

 September 11, and some ova were .added to the same barrel. The 

 herrings from which the spawn was procured were very small, about 

 8| inches (21-5 cm.) in length. The barrel was on board till 

 September 12. The weather was stormy, and the spawn received an 

 " awful tossing." The water was changed in the barrel several 

 times. The barrel was landed at Anstruther on September 12, and for- 



