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neighbouring spring), by a pipe with a valve, into a filtering 

 pond ; thence it is carried by a canal along the upper end of 

 the spawning-boxes, through which it runs. These boxes are 

 84 feet long by one foot six inches broad, and three deep. 

 They are placed with a fall of six inches, so as to allow the 

 water to flow freely through them, and are partly filled, first 

 with a laying of fine gravel, next coarser, and lastly with 

 stones somewhat coarser than road metal. In distributing the 

 ova, it is gradually poured out of the vessel at the upper end 

 of the box. The water flowing downwards carries it among 

 the stones, under which it settles down, and by gently apply- 

 ing a few buckets of water at the upper end of the boxes the 

 ova are taken down and distributed equally among the gravel. 

 When the young fry are in a proper state, they are allowed to 

 escape into a pond situate at a foot lower level than the boxes, 

 where they will be fed, and allowed to remain, until such time 

 as they are in a fit state to be turned into the river. This 

 pond is not yet made, but will be finished by the time the fry 

 are hatched. Great care has been taken to prevent any animal 

 entering with the water that would prey upon the young fish. 

 Mr. Eamsbottom, from Clitheroe (who has experimented suc- 

 cessfully for the Messrs. Ashworth, on the Lough Corrib waters, 

 in Ireland), has the sole management of the Tay ponds. 

 Saturday was a remarkably fine day for the season, and we 

 were privileged in being present at the operation of stripping 

 the fish. "When we arrived Mr. Rarnsbottom had already got 

 about 15,000 ova in round tin cans, and he showed us an oval- 

 shaped tin box with a lid, which contained a small male fish, 

 swimming in water, which, he said, was waiting for his mate. 

 Presently the net was shot in the Tay at the mouth of the 

 Almond, when two fine female fish ripe for spawning, from 18 

 to 20 pounds' weight, along with a small male fish, were caught. 

 Mr. Rarnsbottom having taken the largest female in his left 

 hand, drew his fingers down both sides of the belly of the fish, 

 when the ova flowed in a stream into the tin box formerly 

 mentioned, in which there were a few inches of water. The 





