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Part III. — Sixteenth Anmial Report 



Table II., showing Localities and Physical Conditions where the Fry 



were Distributed. 



Date. 



Locality. 



Time. 



» ® 



-«£ 



E* 2 



© 



a: 



State 

 of the 

 Tide. 



Wind. 



Number 

 of Vrj 

 put out. 



1697. 

 AprU 1 



Loch Fyne ; between I^och Gair 



P.M. 



Deg. c. 



1024-5 



If hrs. 



E.N.K. 



2,400,000 





and Minard Castle, 



7.20 



8-7 



6-8' c. 



Flood. 



Force 

 6. 





„ 10 



Loch Fyne ; between Otter 

 Spit and Loch (iair, 



10.0 







Near 

 Low 

 Water. 





3,200,000 



M 16 



Loch Fyne ; oEFStrachur, 



8.0 



• 





Low 

 Water. 





4,000,000 



23 



Loch Fyne ; between Loch Gair 





7-8 



1025-2 



4ihr8. 



N. 



Force 

 7. 



8,300,000 





and Minan.1 Castle 



8.30 



8-0° c. 



Ebb. 





„ 30 



Loch Fyne ; off Loch Gair, 



9.25 



7-5 



1026 1 

 7 i" C. 



3ihrs. 

 Flood. 



N. 



Force 

 4. 



2,600,000 



Mar 5 



Loch Fvne * between Loch Gair 

 and Minan.1 Castle, 



8.35 





lO'^G '3 



f hr. 

 Flood. 



X. w. 

 Force 

 3. 



2,100.000 





7.2 



7 1° C. 







The Clyde ; off Gi-eenock, 



11.0 











3,200,000 



„ 13 



Loch Fyne ; off Penmore,. 



11.15 



S.5 



1025-2 



3J hrs. 

 Ebb. 



Calm. 



2,400,000 











8-3° c. 







24 



Loch Fyne ; off Crarae, . 



10.35 



10-5 



1026-0 



10-8^ c. 



3i hrs. 

 Ebb. 



Calm. 



1,270,000 















24,370,000 



In my earlier Eeports on the operations at the Hatchery I have 

 [repeatedly referred to difficulties that have been experienced in connectioii 

 with the spawning fishes, and also how the success of the work was thus 

 interfered with. The source and nature of these dithculties have also been 

 referred to in detail. The principal want in this respect is a tidal pond or 

 reservoir in which the adult fishes could be kept comfortably from the 

 one season to another, 



"With regard to plaice, I am in a position to state (1) that the death- 

 rate amongst the fishes in the pond would be very low when a healthy 

 stock had once been secured ; (2) that a healthy stock of fish would 

 develop eggs normally ; (3) that all eggs would become impregnated in 

 due course, and thus be rendered fit for development ; (4) that the pre- 

 sent number of fiy produced annually would be much increased ; and (5) 

 that the working expenses under otherwise similar conditions would be 

 less than at present. Without mentioning figures, I shall also state that 

 the capital expenditure in connection with the construction of such a 

 pond would be covered in two, or in the most three, years with what 

 was saved by the improved arrangements. From this it will be seen that 

 the desired completion of the station offers advantages in all respects, 

 financially and otherwise. The problem of artificial sea-fish culture has 

 lately become of the greatest importance, and its merits have been much 

 discussed. But to decide a question of this nature by theoretical argu- 

 ments only will hardly be found satisfying nor accepted as a final 



