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fish was instantly returned to the river, and, after a short time, 

 sailed off as if nothing had happened to it. After the ova had 

 been washed, by water being poured on and off care 

 being taken never to allow it to be exposed to the air 

 the male fish was brought (which all this time had been in the 

 river under a fold of the net), and manipulated in the same 

 manner as the female, only a small portion of the milt being 

 required. On the milt being shed a slight change was seen to 

 take place in the colour of the ova, which became paler. 

 "Water was again poured on and off, when the operation was 

 complete. The ova were then poured into round tin cases and 

 carried to the ponds. "When we left the river side upwards of 

 400,000 ova in fine condition had been obtained. We observ- 

 ed that a few of the ova, after impregnation, turned white, in- 

 stead of being a fine salmon colour. Mr. Ramsbottom said 

 they were barren ova. In the month of March the fry will 

 have burst their shells, when we hope to report further." 



The Fleet runs into Loch Fleet, an arm of the 

 sea. It has only a range of twelve miles There is 

 another stream which passes through Loch Buie, 

 and which falls into the same estuary. There is 

 good fishing in this locality. 



The river Brora has a course of twenty miles, and 

 rises in the vicinity of Ben Clibrig. It is joined by 

 another considerable stream, called Strathbeg Water, 

 or Black Water, which has its springs near to Loch 

 Furan. Soon after their junction, they enter Loch 

 Brara, and emerging from it, flow into the sea at 

 the village of Brara. This loch, as well as Loch 

 Tubernach, in the same vicinity, have both salmon 

 and large trout, of delicious flavour. In dry seasons, 

 the higher waters of the Brora and Black Water be- 

 come very much diminished, and the angling with 



