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the railway station. The cans were placed 

 in the express waggon, and protected from 

 the sun and air by thick, padded covers, 

 and the temperature slightly lowered by 

 placing pounded ice in the water. The water 

 in the cans was aerated every 15 minutes by 

 using a pair of bellows and a piece of india- 

 rubber tube, corked at the end, and pierced 

 with small holes, to bring the air which was 

 forced into the water into contact with as 

 large a surface as possible. Fortunately, the 

 weather, though warm, was not oppressive, 

 and it was not difficult, by the occasional use 

 of ice, to keep the temperature of the water 

 from rising, and this ranged at from 54 deg. 

 to 58 deg. throughout the journey. On my 

 arrival at Geelong, Mr. Le Souef was waiting 

 to take charge of two cans containing about 

 4000 salmon, intended for the Upper Yarra. 

 These, on being examined at Greelong, were 

 found to be strong and lively. On reaching 

 the Barwon at Winchelsea, 200 were given 

 to the station-master, who started off in the 

 moonlight to put them in the river, about 200 

 yards off. At Birregurra station Mr. Strachan, 

 the occupant of Sir C. Sladen's Bipplevale 



