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ship laboured extremely, causing the apparatus to 

 swing to and fro with such violence as to render it 

 dangerous to approach it — the bilge-water also 

 washing up the sides of the ship (even to the deck), 

 some of which fell in amongst the Ova ; but the 

 Assistant, seeing it, threw a covering of blankets 

 over the whole of the apparatus, which prevented 

 further injury ; and I have good reason to believe 

 that little damage was done by the bilge-water, as 

 but a very little got into the apparatus ; but, with 

 the violent tossing and rolling of the ship, and 

 swinging of the apparatus, it is impossible to state 

 the precise loss of Ova caused by this one gale, as 

 I, with the Assistant, were continually picking out 

 dead Ova for the four following days ; but it could 

 not have been less than 7000. 



The one little Fry, which up to this time had 

 been so lively, died, being 23 days old. 



April 5th. The weather for the last few day 

 has been much finer. 11 p.m. — Three Fry newly 

 hatched, and looking well. Deaths of Ova for the 

 last 5 days, about 2500. 



llih. From the 5th to the 12th instant, 3 to 6 

 Fry have been hatched per day. At the same 

 time, numbers died whilst hatching. Have been 

 obliged to make use of ice, the temperature having 

 risen 4 degrees in 5 days. It is now 54° in the 

 apparatus. 



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