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CHAPTEE III. 



THE INTRODUCTION OP ENGLISH SALMON INTO 

 THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. 



The introduction of the English salmon into 

 the waters of Australasia has been frequently 

 attempted, and many failures have been made, 

 and much money spent, in the endeavour to 

 accomplish this object. 



The reason that the introduction of this fish 

 into Australia has been considered so import- 

 ant is not far to seek. The Australian rivers 

 are already stocked with native fish of pretty 

 good quality, and not to be despised from a 

 gastronomic point of view, but there are no 

 representatives of the anadromous or migratory 

 species found there. Hence the salmon 

 is particularly valuable, as its feeding grounds 

 are in the unlimited extent of ocean wash- 

 ing the shores of the Australian continent, 

 and they bring far inland the wealth of 



