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domesticate the salmon close to the metropolis, 

 than in the distant rivers of Gippsland, that 

 the few thousand fry risked in the present 

 experiment may be considered well laid out. 

 If success crowns the undertaking, the river 

 will become well stocked in the course of a 

 few years." 



The following is a very interesting letter 

 from Mr. Arthur King, who very generously 

 undertook the task of conveying 4000 salmon 

 fry to the Latrobe river. That he was not 

 more successful was certainly from no want of 

 care or attention on his part, as his letter 

 shows that he did not shrink from any hard- 

 ships in carrying out his undertaking. I had 

 intended to have accompanied Mr. King, 

 but my Parliamentary duties prevented my 

 doing so. 



I inspected the fish at Spencer Street, on 

 their arrival from Burrumbeet, and saw at 

 once that they were not doing well, and that 

 many were dead, and others floating on their 

 sides in a sickly state. I at once concluded 

 that they had not had sufficient air, and on 

 trying the bellows and tube, found them to 

 work but poorly, although they were not 



