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lialf ; and judging not only from their general appearance, 

 Taut from the fact that they were taken in water almost, if 

 not quite, as salt as the ocean, it was manifest that they 

 belonged to one of the two migratory species of the genus 

 Salmo which have been introduced to the Colony. After 

 subjecting several of these fish to carefol examination, the 

 Salmon Conxmissioners arrived at the conclusion that they 

 were identical in species with the specimen in the same 

 stage of growth which was caught in December, 1869, and 

 sent to Dr. Gunther, of which fish the learned doctor wrote 

 that it presented all the characters by which the true Salmon 

 is distinguishable from its nearest allies. 



On the three or four nights following the 13th numerous 

 other specimens were captured both in Sandy Bay and on 

 the opposite shore of the estuary of the Derwent, more than 

 three miles distant, the total number thus destroyed being 

 probably over 200. These fish were sold in Hobart Town, 

 and rapidly rose in price from Sd. each on the 15th to 5s. 

 each on the 17th, when attention was drawn to the fact that, 

 under the Salmon Act of Tasmania, the sale of these young 

 fish subjected both seller and purchaser to a heavy penalty, 

 and some check was thus placed on their wanton destruction. 



The absolute success of one, if not both, of the migratory 

 species, Salmo solar and Salmo trutta, is, therefore, now 

 certain, and home readers who are in the neighbourhood of 

 salmon rivers will easily appreciate the vast importance to 

 the colony of this result of the experiment. 



After this large capture, and up to the present 

 time, numerous Salmon have continued to be 

 caught in the bays, and in the manner above 

 referred to, some of which have been carefully 



