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BE ah Lae : 
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i en ae Derren = si a tie es alee 
Artnur.—On Fish Culture in New Zealand. 1838 
mistake among the salmon ova—these three species, at certain stages of 
their growth, being very difficult of distinction from one another. This 
much seems certain, that salmon in Tasmania are not an undoubted or 
complete success as yet, but the feasibility of conveying fish eggs in ice 
from England to. Australia, through the tropics, has been abundantly 
demonstrated. 
OPERATIONS OF THE VARIOUS AccLIMaTIzaTIon Socrettes 1x New Zeanann. 
Auckland Society. 
This society was formed by'a few gentlemen in February, 1867. 
Four acres of land, obtained from the Domain Board of the city of Auck- 
land, were fenced in, the ground cleared drained. and planted, a house 
built for a curator, together with aviaries, and water was laid on. 
Prussian Carp, the first fish introduced by this society, were obtained to 
the number of 114, whereof 12 were placed in the Takapuna Lake, during 
1867. The advisability, or otherwise, of getting perch was also discussed 
at this time, as it was reported to be as objectionable as pike. Other 
societies have got it—whether it deserves its bad name or not—and I would 
only remark that I do not think it a valuable fish, unless perhaps for 
reservoirs. 
Brown Trout ova were first received from the Salmon Commissioners of 
Tasmania in the year 1870, whereof 60 young fish hatched out, and were 
put into Edgecumbe’s Creek, Western Springs. In subsequent years a con- 
siderable number more were distributed. (See appendix.) In 1875, Cali- 
fornian Salmon ova were introduced by the Napier Society, but the ice failed 
on these getting as far as Auckland, and part of the ova was accordingly 
left there as a precaution. Of this lot 10,000 ova were put in the upper 
waters of the Thames and Waikato rivers by Mr. Firth and nearly as 
many more retained to be hatched at the society’s ponds. Only a few of 
the latter came to anything, and these (some hundreds) were distributed in 
the Thames, Wairoa, and Tauranga districts. By subsequent shipments 
many thousands more were liberated in. the rivers. 
The Whiteyish ova (Coregonus albus), in 1877, were for the first time im- 
ported from San Francisco. These proved almost a total loss; only nine 
fish hatched out, of which only two survived in the ponds. In 1880 better 
Success was got, the ova being put in Lakes Taupo, Rotorua, etc. 
The American Brook Trout (Salmo fontinalis) were introduced this year, 
(1877), in the form of 5000 ova. But of these 400 only came to life, 
whereof half were put in a tributary of the Waikato, near Cambridge, and 
i mots 200 into the top waters of the Kaukapakapa stream, pe 
trict, 
