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hundreds more in a small creek falling into 

 Love's or Porcupine river. Following down 

 Love's river, a few hundred more were libe- 

 rated in a beautiful stream called the Trout 

 river. The creek was swarming with a native 

 trout (Galaxias), which is said to be peculiar 

 to this stream. It is a pretty, spotted fish, 

 growing to about six inches in length, and 

 said to be of excellent flavour. These trout 

 are not at all shy, and will rise to the fly, and 

 afford good sport. I tried to get a specimen, 

 but, having no proper appliances, did not 

 succeed. I was somewhat alarmed at the 

 prospects of the young salmon amongst so 

 many strange fish, and, after liberating 20 

 or 30 in a little pool, I sent the men up 

 the stream to distribute the rest of the lot, 

 and sat down to watch how they would get 

 on in their new home. On being turned out, 

 the parrs at once turned up-stream bravely, 

 and swam about, examining curiously what 

 must have seemed very new to them. There 

 were about a dozen native trout about three 

 inches long in the little pool, and the young 

 salmon showed their high breeding in entering 

 the society of these strangers in the most self- 



