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CHAPTBE XXII. 



THE DISTRIBUTION AND LIBERATION OP THE 

 CALIFORNIAN SALMON PRY. 



When the salmon fry had nearly advanced 

 to the stage in which the umbihcal sac is 

 absorbed, I found it necessary to make ar- 

 rangements for their liberation without delay. 

 "While yet in the alevin stage, no food is 

 required, and they need less room in the cans 

 in which they are conveyed, than when they 

 have grown to a larger size. 



I had many applications for a portion of 

 the fry, for various rivers and streams, from 

 shire and borough councils and from private 

 individuals ; and after collecting as much 

 information as possible concerning the various 

 rivers and streams in the colony, I came 

 to the conclusion that the Gippsland rivers, 

 and those streams running into the sea 

 near Cape Otway, were the best suited 



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