TRANSMISSION OF SALMON EGGS TO AUSTRALIA, ETC. 857 



Ko. 4. 



Mr. W. Arthur to the Son. the Golonial Secretary. 



DUNEDIN, 2Mh September, 1877. 

 Sir : The Acclimatization Society of Otago bad intended j)rocuring a 

 supply of American whitefish ova this season from the States. 



In the course of our inquiries, however, we were informed that the 

 Colonial Government of New Zealand had already taken uj) the matter, 

 and were going to import a variety of the ova of Salmonidiv, and that 

 a portion was to be forwarded to Otago. 



Under these circumstances, the society will gladly await the govern- 

 ment experiment, and give any assistance in its power to secure success, 

 and 



I have, &c., 



W. AETHUE, 

 Acting Secretary Otago Acclimatization Society. 

 The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 



No. 5. 

 Circular. 



To the Secretary of Acclimatization Society: 



Sir : I have the honor, by direction of the colonial secretary, to Inform 

 you that Professor Baird was, on the 28th of July last, requested to be 

 good enough to have the next shipment of salmon ova packed, if possi- 

 ble, in cases containing 50,000 ova each, of which case is intended 



for your society. 



This shipment may be expected to arrive by the next, or, at latest, the 

 following San Francisco mail, and I am to request that you will be pre- 

 pared to receive it immediately on arrival of the steamer at . 



I inclose a copy of the papers which have been laid before Parliament 

 on the subject generally, for the information of your society. 



To Mr. Firth : 



Should it apj)ear to you that any additional expenditure for supplying 

 of ice, or any other account, is required to insure the chance of success 

 for the shipments to southern societies, I am directed to request that 

 you will kindly make such arrangements, and incur such expenditure 

 on behalf of the government as may in your judgment appear neces- 

 sary to attain the object in view. 

 I have, &c., 



G. S. COOPEE. 



