APPENDIX. 127 



JREPOET hy 2Ir. William Eamsbottom on the late 

 Experiment on the Introduction of Salmon Ova 

 into Tasmania, m his charge, by the ship " Beautiful 

 Star." 



The Beautiful Star sailed from London March 

 4th, with about 50,000 Salmon Ova. J. A. Youl, 

 Esq., and Mr. Eobert Eamsbottom, of Clitheroe, 

 accompanied Us to Gravesend, where we anchored 

 for the night. The Ova and one young fry looking 

 well. 



March 5th, 1862. Steamed to Margate Eoads, 

 lay at anchor for 3 days through stress of weather. 

 The Ova on the glass trays in the gimbal appa- 

 ratus are dying in great numbers, caused by the 

 violent rolling of the apparatus keeping them 

 continually in motion. 



8th. Weighed anchor ; nearly reached the Isle of 

 Wight when a strong head wind compels us to put 

 back to the Downs. Eemain at anchor until the 

 12th instant ; during which time the Ova suffer 

 greatly, both from the heavy laboring of the ship, 

 and also from the varnish upon the Gimbal appa- 

 ratus. 



Up to this time the loss of Ova cannot be less 

 than from 4000 to 5000. 



Since we put back, wrote to Mr. Youl giving him 



