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was made by the owners of a small iron steamer, of 

 only 120 tons, for a charge of £500, but which was 

 to make the voyage jury rigged, and with sails only. 



The Commissioners think Mr. Youl committed a 

 fatal error of judgment in preferring this vessel to 

 the Zealander ; and since they heard that the Ova 

 had been placed on board the Beautiful Star, they 

 have regarded the success of the enterprise as all 

 but desperate.* 



The charge of the experiment on board of the 

 Beautiful Star was entrusted to Mr. W. Eams- 

 bottom, a son of Mr. E. Eamsbottom, long dis- 

 tinguished for his skill in the artificial propagation 

 of Salmon. 



Mr. W. Eamsbottom has placed in the hands 

 of the Commissioners the Journal kept by him 

 during the voyage of the Beautiful Star, and has 

 also furnished them with a Eeport on the whole 

 experiment. From these sources, from personal 

 communication with Mr. Eamsbottom, and an 

 inspection of the vessel and the apparatus in 

 which the Ova were placed, the Commissioners 

 have obtained a clear perception of all the causes 

 which have led to the failure of this undertaking, 

 and of the conditions that are necessary to a suc- 

 cessful result on a future occasion. 



■■' No error of judgment. The Zealander could not after 

 all be seom-ed. — A. N. 



