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poured upon it, until it streams out from all the 

 holes ; another layer of finely pulverized ice is 

 spread all over the top of the moss ; the lid is then 

 firmly screwed down. As soon as this process is 

 completed it is most desirable, in my opinion, that 

 the boxes should be placed in immediate contact 

 with ice. One hundred and sixty-four boxes, con- 

 taining above 90,000 Ova so treated, were firmly 

 packed at the bottom of the ice-house, covering 

 the entire space. Upon these a solid mass of ice 

 was piled, to the height of 9 ft., so that as long as 

 any ice remained the Ova would derive benefit from 

 it. Sixteen more boxes were placed in other parts 

 of the ice-house, making a total of 181 boxes, 

 containing about 100,000 Salmon and 3000 Trout 

 Ova. 



I have to thank Admiral Keppel, of Bishopstoke, 

 for a handsome present of 1000 Trout Ova, which 

 I received through Mr. Frank Buckland, and which 

 were stowed at the bottom of the ice-house. I also 

 received from Mr. Francis Francis two separate 

 lots of Trout Ova, which I placed in the centre of 

 the ice-house. 



I think it is due to Messrs. Money Wigram and 

 Sons to state that, had they not most courteously 

 delayed the departure of their vessel for one whole 

 day — viz., from the morning of the 20th to the 

 morning of the 21st, on my sole account, and 



