122 APPENDIX. 



The chief practical work that the Commissioners 

 have had to perform has consisted in the necessary 

 preparations for the reception of the Salmon Ova, 

 if they should happily reach the Colony in safety, 

 and the construction of a breeding pond. 



At their first Meeting, the Commissioners unani- 

 mously decided that their attention should at first 

 be confined to the stocking of the Derwent ; and 

 that the breeding ponds should be constructed on 

 the bank of one of its tributaries. 



After a careful personal inspection of the locality, 

 a spot on the east bank of the Eiver Plenty, about 

 two miles from its junction with the Derwent, was 

 selected as the site of the Pond. 



The Commissioners were led to this selection by 

 the generally ample volume, low temperature, and 

 gravelly bed of this stream ; while its proximity to 

 the head of the navigable portion of the Derwent, 

 above New Norfolk, affords facilities for the safe 

 transport of the Ova from the vessel importing 

 them to the ponds. 



Several other important advantages were secured 

 by this selection ; among which were the much 

 smaller cost at which the pond could be constructed 

 on the bank of the Plenty than on the main 

 stream, the more complete security from the danger 

 of floods, and the easier capture of the fish on their 

 return from the sea, for the purpose of further 

 propagation. 



