14 FISH CULTURE: 



to that of Huningue is eminently reqtiired, not only 

 as a school, but whence, upon application, eggs of 

 fish, properly fecundated, might he obtained, and 

 such further advice and assistance rendered, as might 

 enable the applicant to carry out his desires, and 

 re-stock his waters. I cannot but think that such an 

 institution might almost be made, to some extent 

 self-supporting, if once called into being ; and sure 

 I am, that, if such an establishment existed, there 

 is not a corner of these islands — indeed, we might 

 almost say, of the British dominions — ^where pisci- 

 culture would not soon become a most favoured and 

 profitable pursuit. It need not, of course, be orga- 

 nized or carried out upon such a large scale as 

 Huningue, unless Government aid could be obtained. 

 Without such an establishment, it can hardly be 

 anything but a desultory practice, misunderstood, 

 unappreciated, and carrying with it few lasting or 

 notable results. 



Before entering upon the subject of our inland 

 fisheries, I shall give a brief list of the principal fish. 

 we already have in them, and of those which it may 

 be desirable to acclimatize. Of each of these fish, I 

 shall treat according to its importance in the proper 

 place. 



