882 EEPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



In conclusion, I cannot help making a few observations. The fry of 

 the American whitefish are evidently more delicate than the fry of any 

 other fish known to me, and I am persuaded that not a fry would have 

 reached Lake Coleridge ahve had it not been for the freezing mixtures 

 and the great cold we experienced after reaching Windwhistle. 



It is greatly to be desired that all the parties to whom the boxes of 

 this consignment of ova were trusted should write detailed reports as 

 to results, which reports, if printed and circidated, might help us to dis- 

 cover some means of rearing to maturity these far-famed fish. 



One thing is very certain, that they cannot succeed in any place in 

 New Zealand not situated in the mountains. 



TrustiDg that the council will admit that I have faithfully fulfilled the 

 promises which I made to them respecting these fish, and that the Gov- 

 ernment of New Zealand will be satisfied with the endeavors of our so- 

 ciety, 



I have, &c., 



J. ORACEOFT WILSON, 



Chairman. 

 S. C. Fare, Esq., 



Secretary Canterbury Acclimatization Society, Christclmrcli. 



No. 34. 



Mr. B. J. Creigliton to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 



San Francisco, Gal., l^tli Fehruary, 1878. 



Sir: I inclose herewith letter from Mr. Clark, of Michigan, relative to 

 the shiijment of whitefish eggs per City of Sydney, for New Zealand. 

 From it I gather that the charge for the eggs and packing, as per Pro- 

 fessor Baird's letter, will be $500, at $1 per thousand, which amount you 

 will be good enough to cause to be forwarded to Mr. Clark. 



I hoi^e the consignment arrived in good order, and has been hatched 

 out and distributed successfully. Whitefish is more highly esteemed 

 than salmon where it is known. It is difficult to acclimatize it, but 

 should the colony succeed, it will add a valuable food fish to its other 

 attractions for settlement, and solve a difficult problem for scientists. 



Professor Baird has written to me for the history of salmon acclima- 

 tization in New Zealand, so far as the California salmon is concerned, 

 and I was only able to make a very fragmentary report in relation to 

 the last shipment. He is solicitous of obtaining full iuformation for his 

 annual report to Congress, and lays great stress upon the New Zealand 

 experiments, similar shijiments to Germany having entirely failed. I 

 have, therefore, to request that you will cause a report to be forwarded 

 to me, supplemental to that made by me, showing the date of arrival of 

 the eggs at the several ports of the colony ; by what conveyance, and 

 the time occui^ied in transshipping and handling them j how packed dur- 



