MANUAL OF THE NILAGIRI DISTRICT. 167 



CHAP. VIII, 

 PART I. 



The following interesting account of the means employed by —"Mr- 

 Mr. Mclvor for the transport of live fish from England to the success.^ 

 Nilagiris is extracted from G.O. No. 2,262 of 5th August 1869. 



"I collected the young Trout-fry in July 1867, and had them 

 kept in an aquarium till the date of my departure for India, to 

 accustom them to the artificial condition to which they would be 

 subjected during the voyage. When first placed in the aquarium, 

 a rapid flow of water was allowed to pass through it ; after ten 

 days this flow of water was gradually diminished ; but as many 

 of the fry died, the flow of water was again increased, and 

 continued for about six weeks, when it was again diminished 

 with more favorable results. On leaving England I selected 

 eighteen of the most healthy Trout-fry to be conveyed to India. 

 The other species of fish had not this preparatory process, and I 

 believe this was a disadvantage. On the 3rd November 1867, 

 I left Southampton by the P. and 0. Steamer with eighteen lake 

 Trout-fry, twenty-four Tench, twelve Carp, twelve Gudgeon, 

 twelve Rudd, twelve Silver Eels, and three Goldfish (one male 

 and two females). Of those I succeeded in bringing to the 

 Neilgherries, fifteen Trout, ten Carp, twenty-four Tench, twelve 

 Budd, twelve Silver Eels, and three Goldfish. The Gudgeon 

 were all lost by an accident in the Red Sea ; two Trout were 

 subsequently lost by leaping out of the tubs in which they were 

 placed. One female Goldfish died ; nine of the Eels escaped into 

 the running stream, and have not since been seen ; the remaining 

 three Eels were placed in a large pond in the gardens ; and the 

 other species of fish in a house, or rather enclosure covered with 

 wire-netting, specially prepared for their reception, by forming 



