4 Public Document. 



On the Pawcatuck, commencing north of Kingston station to 

 Carolina Mills, at eight points, and from Carolina Mills up the 

 west branch to Woodvillc, at lour points, were put in twenty-two 

 thousand in good condition. 



In our various trips to distribute these fish, we found it better to 

 renew the water from wells than from runnins: streams. The ex- 

 cessiv^e drouth and heat of the early part of the past summer were 

 against us, but we made the transfers of the young fish with a loss 

 of eight thousand, which occurred in one day in stocking the Paw- 

 catuck. 



Trout. We placed in the hatching boxes thirty thousand trout 

 spawn, at a cost of $150.00, from Mr. A. F. Collins, Caledonia, 

 Livingston Co., N. Y. With these we had bad luck, only hatch- 

 ing six thousand. The fault seemed to be in the spawn, which, 

 after doing excellently well in the hatching boxes for a time, be- 

 gan to die off from no perceptible cause. We notified Mr. Col- 

 lins at the time, and he agreed to make the loss good this year, 

 which he has done. 



The hatching houses are in excellent order, and, with the ex- 

 perience gained in the past, we hope to record fewer mistakes in 

 the future. 



Shad. By permission of Mr. Brackett, Massachusetts (Com- 

 missioner, and through the courtesy of Dr. Hudson, we were 

 enabled to procure about one hundred and fifty thousand young 

 shad, which we distributed in the three principal streams without 

 loss. 



We would state here that Warren river has been, in times past, 

 one of the best if not the best shad stream in this State. A limited 

 number are taken there each year now, but as part of it is under 

 the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, avc have not thought best to 

 attempt re-stocking it till some joint action of the two States may 

 be taken in regard to it. And we propose conferring with the 

 Massachusetts Commissioners, at an tarly day, on the subject. 



The Petaquamscot or Narrow River, in South Kingstown, is also 

 a stream from which in another year we hope to obtain some re- 

 sults, and a survey of it will be made at once. 



We desire in connection with the subject of the distribution of 

 fish in various parts of the State, to return our best thanks to the 



