324 Transactions. — ZooJogy. 



homestead, at the foot of Eoughriclge. The oven must have been pretty 

 old, as it was covered by about a foot of silt, and the bone in question was 

 amongst a quantity of moa bones, fragments of moa egg-shell, and chert 

 flakes. This interesting relic is now in the Colonial Museum at Welhngton. 

 In conclusion, let me add that I have now before me an old note-book 

 containing a record of the dogs killed by our party in our pioneer days. 

 The entries were made at the time. In all we destroyed fifty-two, thirty-one 

 of which were males and twenty-one females. The first was killed at 

 Swinburn on the 28th September, 1858, the last on the banks of the Upper 

 Taieri on the 10th December, 1860. By far the greater number were killed 

 on the Eoughridge side of the plains. 



Art. XLIV.- — The Duncdin Fish Supply. By P. Thomson. 

 [Read before the Otago Institute, 7th August, 1877.J 

 In compliance with the request of the president and members of the Society, 

 when I read the former paper on the subject last August, I now lay before 

 you the result of my observations for the year ending 81st July last. I 

 may state that my information was obtained in the same way as previously, 

 by taking notes of the various fishes exposed for sale in town, in boats at 

 the jetties, enquiries at Port Chalmers, etc. 



The local fishing trade may be represented as follows : — During the 

 year eight boats, employing twenty-four men, have been emi^loyed in the 

 fishing outside the Heads ; while twelve boats, employing twenty-four men, 

 have been engaged in the seine fishing in Otago harbour and the adjoining 

 inlets. This is independent of Stewart Island, where a number of cutters 

 are engaged in the trade. 



The supply has been pretty steady all through the year, though 

 occasionally, when a term, more or less long, of stormy weatlier occurred, 

 a scarcity would be felt. The Southland steamers often fetch to Dunedin a 

 few boxes of fish, mostly blue cod, trumpeter, and mold, which abound in the 

 bays of Stev/art Island. In January last three new boats left this port for 

 the trade there ; and only the other day a fine new boat of fourteen tons was 

 launched at Port Chalmers for the prosecution of the outside fishing trade. 



The complaint of small fish has been made again and again. This is 

 particularly the case with flounders, which are brought to market of a 

 ridiculously small size. Very juvenile red cod are frequently caught by the 

 seiners in large quantities. Some regulation as to the size of fish exposed 

 for sale ought to be speedily made, in order to prevent their complete 

 extermination. All under a certain size, on being caught, should be 



