EXPORTATION OF FISHES AND HATCHING APPARATUS. 1003 



Wellington, July 27, 1877. 



Sir : I have the honor to request, on behalf of the Hawke's Bay Ac- 

 climatization Society, that it may be supplied with 50,000 salmon ova 

 out of the quantity which I understand has been ordered by the gov- 

 ernment. 



I should feel obliged if you would issue instructions for the same to 



be separately packed, in order to facilitate matters on its arrival, it being 



understood that we pay proportionate share of the expense of transit. 



I have, &c., 



F. SUTTOiT, 



Honorary Secretary. 

 The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. 



Wellington, July 28, 1877. 



Dear Sir : I am directed by government to ask you to be good enough 

 to have the next shipments of salmon ova packed, if possible, in cases 

 containing 50,000 ova each, in order to facilitate their transit to the differ- 

 ent districts throughout the colony. 



The government propose to distribute the ova as follows : 



Auckland 2 



Napier - 1 



Nelson 1 



Greymouth .- 1 



Wellington 1 



Christchurch 1 



Dunedin 1 



Makarewa 2 



10=500, 000 

 I have, &c., 



JAMES HECTOR. 

 Hon. Spencer F. Baird. 



C— SHIPMENTS OF APPARATUS TO GERMANY, AND COR- 

 RESPONDENCE. 



American Legation, 

 Berlin, December 9, 187G. 



Sir : I inclose a letter from my friend Mr. Von Behr which will ex- 

 plain itself, and have ventured to add a translation of it. 



I shall write for instructions to Messrs. Riggs & Co., to pay you any 

 expense you may be at should you be willing to comply with Mr. Von 

 Behr's request to send him hatching- troughs, &c. If you send them, 

 they had better be addressed to me to the care of the consul of the 



