50 THE ACCLIMATISATIOX 



gathered from the reports signed by Sir E. 

 Officer and Mr. Morton Allport, on whom 

 the burden of this work has fallen. Had 

 the hke knowledge of the subject and 

 interest in the success of the experiment 

 prevailed with the New Zealand officials, 

 the latter colony would probably now have 

 been the head-quarters of the salmon at the 

 Antipodes ; but the grand opportunity was 

 allowed to pass, under circumstances with 

 which the colonists should be made ac- 

 quainted, since they will not obtain the 

 information from the official reports. 



"In January, 1869, the Celestial Queen 

 sailed for Otago, New Zealand, with 150,000 

 salmon and brown trout ova, packed by Mr. 

 James A. Youl, C.M.Gr., on his now well- 

 known plan, and were placed under the care 

 of Mr. R. Dawbin, who was to superintend 

 the rearing of the fry at the newly con- 

 structed ponds on the river Wiwera, a 

 suitable tributary of the Molyneux. The 

 construction of these ponds, of which we 

 have seen a plan, was excellent, and, 

 together with the manager's house, cost 



