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estate, took charge of a small can containing 

 500 of the fry, to place them in the upper 

 waters of the Barwon river. On reaching 

 Colac, at 12 p.m., the cans were transferred 

 to an express waggon, and we at once started 

 for the Gellibrand river by moonlight, so as 

 to lose no time, and to get through in the 

 cool of the night. The road was a pretty 

 good bush track for some miles, till we reached' 

 the forest, but as we penetrated further it 

 became more difficult for a wheeled vehicle 

 to get along, owing to fallen logs, ruts, 

 stumps, and the steep ranges and gullies 

 which had to be crossed. At daybreak we 

 reached a hill just above the channel of 

 Love's river, which is the first tributary of 

 the Gellibrand. As the descent was very 

 steep, and much encumbered with fallen 

 timber, we camped and waited for daylight, 

 much enjoying a bush meal by the light of 

 an enormous fire. Our pioneers then cleared 

 a practicable track, and after some difficulty 

 we reached the bank of the stream, and on 

 examination found the salmon were alive and 

 well. A few hundreds were distributed up 

 and down the river in shallows, and a few 



