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through the waters of the Molyneux. 

 Numbers of visitors had been from time 

 to time to see the fish, which fed freely 

 in their presence. In anticipation of the 

 breeding time, the rill leading from the 

 riyer was laid down with water- worn gravel, 

 previously boiled, and the fish placed in 

 possession. Not one of those could have 

 been more than fifteen months old, and 

 they ranged fi'om twelve inches to fifteen 

 inches — a fact ^ which pisciculturists will 

 appreciate-^and were fully satisfied with 

 their new quarters. 



"At this point the commissioners in- 

 formed Mr. Dawbin that his services would 

 be no longer needed, they having appointed 

 a gentleman who seems to have had some 

 influence with the Government, and on 

 whose lands the ponds were situated, but 

 was totally ignorant of the treatment the 

 fish would need. Mr. Dawbin's offer to 

 continue his services gratuitously for a 

 term of six months was refused, and he was 

 instructed to hand over his charge to the 

 new-comer. This was too much for one 



