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The Nelson Society received 25,000 and placed them in the 

 Motueka and Wairoa Rivers. The Marlborough Society appear to 

 have received 500 fry, but where from, I cannot find. Probably they 

 are the same as are referred to in the preceding paragraph as having 

 been liberated in the Wairau. 



The Grey Society received a box of ova, presumably 25,000 eggs, 

 and these were placed in the Grey River. 



The Canterbury Society received 50,000 ova, and hatched out 

 between 30,000 and 40,000 fry. Of these 10,000 were placed in the 

 Waimakariri, 10,000 in the Rangitata, and smaller lots in the Shag, 

 Hurunui and Heathcote. In 1880 three years later three fish were 

 caught in the Waimakariri, weighing 8 lb., 5^ lb., and 4^ Ib. respec- 

 tively. These were considered by many to be true quinnat salmon, 

 but to make sure it was resolved to get a true quinnat from America 

 either in spirits or in ice. However, with the lack of continuity which 

 characterised so much of the work of the acclimatisation societies, 

 this was never done, and the identification was not made. 



The Otago Society shipment appears to have numbered 50,000, 

 and it hatched out pretty well, for 13,000 fry were liberated in the 

 Kakanui River, and 18,000 in the Waipahi. 



The Southland Society received 100,000 ova, and placed 35,000 

 fry in the Oreti, 18,000 in the Makarewa (a tributary), and 10,000 

 in the Waipahi. Howard stated that the young fish were exceedingly 

 healthy and strong. 



On ist February, 1878, the Colonial Secretary writing to the 

 Governor states: 



the half million salmon ova which arrived in November last have been 

 successfully hatched and distributed to the different rivers of the colony ; 

 and that, owing to the extreme care with which the ova were packed, about 

 95 per cent, hatched out. In addition to the half-million sent at the request 

 of the Government, an equal quantity has been sent to the various 

 Acclimatisation Societies without charge. 



In 1878 the Auckland Society imported 100,000 ova, and these 

 were deposited in the tributaries of the Upper Thames, where numbers 

 of young fry were seen. Those placed in the Thames and in the 

 Waikato in 1876 and 1877 had also been seen, and the report con- 

 cludes that "the full stocking of both these streams is now little more 

 than a question of time." As a matter of fact the fish were never heard 

 of or seen again. 



In 1880 the Wellington Society liberated some 4600 fry in the 

 Hutt River, probably from Auckland ova. 



Nothing further in the way of introducing ova was done for many 

 years. All these early experiments failed, and though an occasional 



