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sailed. Almost at the last moment Messrs. 

 Francis Francis and Frank Buckland sent 

 the three thousand trout ova to the docks. 

 Admiral Keppel requested Mr. Buckland to 

 collect some ova from the preserves of the 

 former on the Itchin, and forward them 

 as a present from him to Mr. Youl. Mr. 

 Francis Francis also sent two lots, one from 

 Mr. Spicer's mill at Alton, on the Wey, 

 and another from Mr. Thurlow's mUl at 

 High Wycombe, Bucks, which were all 

 packed by Mr. Youl in the same way as the 

 salmon ova. But though this valuable 

 present has stocked the Tasmanian and 

 New Zealand streams, the official reports 

 make no recognition of it, while praise and 

 thanks were bestowed upon some who, 

 however well they did their duty, were paid 

 for their services. But for the energy of 

 these gentlemen in collecting the trout ova 

 at a time when it must have been no easy 

 task, there would have been no trout at 

 this moment at the Antipodes ; for no sub- 

 sequent shipment of trout ova has been 

 successful. Although a parcel of about 



