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and appreciated throughout the length and breadth 

 of the civilised world. It was impossible to have 

 committed the charge into abler or more zealous 

 hands. 



Before the arrival of the Norfolk at Melbourne, 

 Mr. Wilson had applied to the Government of 

 Victoria for the use of Her Majesty's Colonial 

 Steamship Victoria, for the conveyance of the Ova 

 from Hobson's Bay to Hobart Town. That appli- 

 cation had been liberally and promptly acceded to, 

 and the vessel ordered to be in readiness for the 

 performance of this service the moment the arrival 

 of the Norfolk should be announced. 



Soon after the Norfolk had dropped her anchor 

 she was boarded by Mr. Wilson and other Members 

 of the Acclimatisation Society, in whose presence 

 the Ice-house was unlocked by Mr. Eamsbottom, 

 for the first time since it had been closed in the 

 Thames. 



One of the small boxes containing Salmon Ova 

 was then forthwith opened, and to the joy of the 

 anxious observers it was found that a considerable 

 portion of its contents were still in a sound and 

 promising condition. 



No examination of the remaining boxes was 



deemed necessary ; but the most energetic measures 



were immediately taken for the speedy transfer of 



the Ova, with the remainder of the Ice amounting 



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