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uuforeseeii difficulty occiiis, iu increase this stock, ami to 

 devote more attention to the liatchin^^ and rearing- of the 

 sole diirinj^ next season. 



■■ It is a |)leasur<' to report to tiie Board that ^Ir. 

 ('ikadwick, the curator; Mr. T. X. Creg-een, the assistant ; 

 and the boy, Willie Christian, have been most enero-etic 

 and efficient in their several spheres of work : and I 

 .should like to add that ^Ir. Chadwick and I feel much 

 indebted to the secretary to the Board, Mr. E. Okell, 

 F.L.8., for his valuable help and for the large amount ot 

 attention lie <:jives to ihe attaii's (»f the institution, 



I have now to add that (hiring- last summer, after the 

 above Report had been issued, a curious epidemic,* caused 

 by a fungus which invades the liver and kidneys, attacked 

 the fish in the pond, and resulted in considerable mortality 

 of both plaice and soles. The fish that survived were set 

 free, as it was thought best under the i-ircumstances to 

 clear out the pond completely, and start this season with 

 a fresh stock of fish free from infection. 



'* (Signed) "W. A. Herdman." 

 * Described by Mr. Johnstone in anotber part of tbis Repoit. 



