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Some travale and* sand-eels died on the way, being very 
difficult to carry. I accompanied the fish, and saw them 
liberated on the last occasion j and, with a few exceptions, 
they soon recovered from the effects of the journey. The 
oysters were of several varieties. About 350 live fish were 
placed in the lake out of about 1000, being a loss of two- 
thirds on the journey. This loss was mainly caused by 
putting too many in some of the cans, and from the want 
of the bellows in the earlier experiments, to aerate the 
water. Some of the kinds experimented upon could not 
be taken there alive. On the last occasion I watched with 
particular attention one trevale, which had a can to itself, 
but which, with every possible care, died before reaching 
Corangamite. Oysters can, of course, be carried to any 
distance in safety. Those deposited in the lake were 
placed in a most favourable spot, on both sides of a ruined 
stone wall, running about half a mile into the water, where 
the loose stones will afford good holding ground for the 
spat, should the oysters live and deposit their spawn 
there. A portion of them were also put in some rocky 
ground, on the west side of the lake. The numbers of 
fish given are those that were placed alive in the lake out 
of three lots, details of some of the other trips not being 
obtainable. A few carp, perch, trout, and Californian 
salmon I have also placed in some of its tributaries, which 
may, at some future time, become of value, and it will be 
most interesting to watch the result. 
It is stated by residents in the neighborhood, that the 
waters of Lake Corangamite have been gradually rising for 
the last ten years. This is, no doubt, owing to the exten- 
sive works by which many swamps and marshy places have 
been freed from surplus water and drained so as to become 
better fitted for pasturage. This increase in the quantity 
of water in the lake, should it continue, will inevitably 
