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SEASON 1876-77. 



new hatching-house, as already described. Before I touch on the 

 spawning season, I must insert the table showing the stock 

 belonging to the Fishery as at the end of 1876 : 



TABLE OF OVA SPAWNED. 



The above table shows a grand total of 137,000 trout ova for 

 the hatching season 1876-77. Of the S. levenensis ova, 18,500 

 were sold for the behoof of the Loch Leven Angling Association, 

 Limited, and a sum of 65, 5s. was obtained for these eggs. The 

 following paragraph occurs in the Third Annual Report of the Asso- 

 ciation, dated Kinross, 28th September 1877 :" During the season 

 there have been 18,500 eyed ova sold, yielding a revenue of 

 65, 5s., and upwards of 70,000 artificially hatched fry have been 

 deposited in the stream running into the loch. The Directors have 

 been enabled to do this through the kindness of Sir J. E. Gibson 

 Maitland, Bart., in having placed at their disposal one of his 

 hatching-houses at Sauchie. He has also borne the whole ex- 

 pense connected with the eyeing of the ova and hatching of the 



