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from it. The amateur will probably receive the 

 ova of the rainbow towards the end of April or 

 during May. The ova should hatch out within 

 a few days of their being received. 



A few years, I might almost say months ago, 

 the great majority of disinterested persons, whose 

 opinion was of any consequence, were inclined to 

 condemn the general introduction of this fish 

 into our waters. I was, unfortunately, supposed 

 to be among a certain class of people who advo- 

 cated the general introduction of this fish into 

 all our waters indiscriminately. This, I have 

 always said, was a very short-sighted policy, for, 

 to begin with, the evidence at our disposal seems 

 to show that the rainbow will never thrive in 

 cold waters, and at the best can only be expected 

 to really thrive and spawn in the warm waters 

 in the south of England. I never advocated 

 more for the rainbow than that it should have 

 a fair trial in waters where our own trout had 

 been tried and found not to be a success. Now, 

 however, I in my turn stand a chance of being 

 converted by converts from among the very 

 people who, a short time ago, were condemning 

 me for holding too favourable an opinion of the 

 fish in question. I am inclined to think that in 



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