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went to Clinton, one contained "Forth" ova, and the others "Tay" 

 ova; they averaged about 50 per cent, good eggs, and hatched 

 splendidly. The Southland lot hatched out virell and yielded nearly 

 15,000 fry. 



(b) Of the 'Doric' shipment, ten boxes were handed over to 

 the Otago Society for the Clinton Hatchery, and about 70 per 

 cent, of the eggs were good. Five boxes went to Southland, containing 

 nearly 66,000 good eggs, and from them nearly 52,000 fry were 

 hatched. One box went to Oamaru and from it between 4000 and 

 5000 fry were hatched out. 



(c) The ' Tongariro ' shipment did not turn out so well. Five 

 and a half boxes went to Opoho (Dunedin) and yielded about 65 

 per cent, of good eggs. One box vidth 9000 ova went to Oamaru, 

 and yielded between 3000 and 4000 fry. The Canterbury Society 

 received nominally 50,000 Rhine salmon, but only 3620 good eggs 

 were found, from which 3250 fry were hatched out. The Wellington 

 Society also received the same quantity of Rhine salmon ova, and 

 about 5000 fry were hatched out. Some of these were sent down later 

 to the Opoho ponds. 



Out of the 430,000 eggs received by the Otago Society, Mr Deans, 

 the curator, calculated that 270,000 fry were hatched out, but the 

 Society's report for 1888 states that only 270,000 eggs were good on 

 arrival. 



They hatched out about the beginning of April. During September, 

 October and November, 98,000 young fry were liberated in the upper 

 waters of the Aparima. As the Southland Society have turned out about 

 60,000 in the same neighbourhood, we trust that at last the acclimatisation 

 of the salmon may prove to have been accomplished. 



Faith was still strong in the minds of all interested in this work 

 that acclimatisation of salmon would soon be accomplished. 

 The Canterbury Society report of 1887 states: 



250 fish of the 1886 hatching were liberated in the Lower Selwyn in 

 February, and in September 1000 parr. These have been turned into that 

 river with a view of establishing what are termed in America "land-locked " 

 salmon ; and having the advantage of this river flowing into Lake EUesmere, 

 the water of which is brackish, we have great hopes of success. It is two 

 and a half years since the first Salmon was turned into the Lower Selwyn by 

 your secretary, and that they have bred there is verified by Dr Anderson 

 of Sydenham, capturing two when netting for live bait. They were returned 

 to the water, and the doctor reported the fact to your secretary. Now, 

 as none of these fish when liberated were less than three inches in length, 

 and those taken by the doctor were less than two inches, this is, we think, 

 sufficient proof that they have been hatched in that river. This evidence 

 is matter for congratulation; and the desire of your council is that the 



