30 Salmon at the Antipodes. 



Sydney the ova were forwarded by Mr. Barker, 

 my agent, kindly assisted by Mr. Webster, 

 and arrived in Melbourne safely. 



On the arrival of the ova at Sandridge they 

 were removed, and taken by train and waggon, 

 well packed on an elastic cushion of straw, 

 and opened at the spring on Ercildoune estate, 

 where the hatching-boxes were ready for their 

 reception. On the pads covering the ice being 

 taken off, a layer of moss, fresh and green as 

 if newly gathered, was to be seen covering the 

 ova. On this being removed, the eggs were 

 visible through the thin net-like web which 

 covered them, and at once it was evident, to 

 my great delight, that they were in splendid 

 preservation, and far advanced in hatching, 

 the eyes of the young fish being clearly 

 visible. 



The ova were packed in layers in a box or 

 ice-chest, about three feet by four, and about 

 two feet in depth. They were placed between 

 two pieces of mosquito net, about 7000 

 in each layer, with a cushion of moss about 

 two inches deep between each two layers, 

 and also above and below the ova. Six 

 inches of ice was placed over the eggs, and 



