232 APPENDIX. 



"Clitheroe, Lancashire, April 22. 



"Dear Sir, — I arrived safe here on Saturday 

 afternoon, and I am pleased to say that I only lost 

 four ova from leaving the Wenham Lake ice-house 

 to reaching home ; two have died since ; but the 

 rest are looking well. 



" We can see that ahout twenty of the ova have 

 young fish formed in them, and father thinks they 

 are ahout half hatched. The rest, fourteen in 

 number, keep their transparency, hut do not 

 appear that they ever will have young fish in them 

 (as we cannot see anything formed in the eggs at 

 all). "We are not much surprised at this, it being 

 often the case before. I would like the little box 

 which I brought up at first (the one with boiled 

 moss) to remain in the ice- chamber until the ova 

 is 150 days old, and then to have the smaU. box 

 packed in a larger one with ice, and sent here by 

 rail for hatchiag, if the ova should at that time be 

 living. — I remain, yours, most obediently, 



"W. Ramsbottom. 



"To X A. Youl, Esq., "Waratali House, 

 Clapham Park, London. " 



It is, therefore, quite evident from these experi- 

 ments, that if salmon are ever to be transported to 

 Australia, it will be done by freezing the ova in ice, 

 and afterwards developing the egg into the fish on 

 its arrival in Australia. Every one will grant that 

 it is a most difficult undertaking, but that is no 

 reason why we should not make the attempt, 

 "Who knows what results may ensue to our colonies 

 if this plan be carried out— as it will be — with 

 perseverance and energy ? 



