Salmon at the Antipodes. 



number of the eggs arrived at a certain stage 

 and failed to produce live fish. Sometimes 

 after a struggle the head would appear, and 

 the little creature would perish in the effort 

 to emerge from the shell. In others, after 

 the eyes were plainly visible, the living 

 principle became extinguished, as shown by 

 the ovum becoming white or opaque. The 

 fish which were hatched, however, were 

 strong and healthy. For a time the dead 

 eggs picked out were over 3000 a day, and 

 prospects were rather gloomy, but circum- 

 stances proved that it was more to the 

 conditions to which tbe ova had been sub- 

 jected before their arrival that the losses were 

 attributable, than to their treatment after 

 landing. 



The total shipment was supposed to be 

 50,000 ova, but from a rough count the number 

 received was estimated at 55,000. When the 

 eggs were unpacked, one layer of about 7000 

 ova was put in each hatching box. The 

 combined stream runs through the boxes from 

 1 to 8, the first boxes getting the fresh, cool 

 water, and having the best chance, the water 

 heating 2 deg. in passing through the boxes 



