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introduce everywhere. Several demands for mascalonge 

 the American pike were refused during 1895 ; on 

 the other hand, the mascalonge fisheries in the State 

 already produce a return of from 13,000 to 16,000 dols. 

 per annum ; so young fish and fry are freely supplied 

 where such a voracious creature may be preserved 

 without injury to other and more valuable species. 



The extent of the operations of these hatcheries may 

 be estimated by the amount of fish adults, yearlings, 

 or fry distributed during 1895 : 



Salmonidce. 



American brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), 1,901,000 



European brook trout (Salmo fario), . . 850,250 



Rainbow trout (Salmo irideus), . . 100,000 



Lake trout (Cristivomer Namaycush [?]), . 645,000 



Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), . . . 15,000 



Ouananiche ('land-locked' salmon), . . 30,000 



Frost fish (Coregonus quadrilateralis), . . 1,875,000 



(besides 2,000,000 ova) 



Smelt (Osmerus mordax), . . . 16,192,000 



Mascalonge (Lucius Masquinongy), . . 2,480,000 



Black bass (Micropterus dolomieu and salmoides), 15,760 



Perch (Perca Americana), . . . 750 



Shad (Clupea sapidissima), . . . 7,987,000 



What contrast this affords to the way we manage 

 our fisheries! Anglers in this country may be num- 

 bered by tens of thousands ; angling is a priceless boon 

 to the labouring classes near industrial centres. It is 

 true that a great deal is being done by private enter- 



