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he is now quartered, not only living grouse but also their eggs, 
relative to the transport of which for long distances I have again 
many valuable liints from practical men. 
Thus we have endeavoured to select, as opportunity alforded us 
(for we are not yet rich enough to choose), a specimen of a beast 
and a bird. It' only remains now to find a fish which shall take 
the place and become a useful pond fish, and we have, I believe, 
found a fish, the “ Lucid Perea” or the “ Sander” (of which I show 
a drawing the natural size). From all evidence we have received, 
this appears to be the fish we wanted. We want to get 
him over here, and I am in the track to do so by means of an 
apparatus kindly lent us by IVfr. Wilson; and when he arrives 
here, 1 know a gentleman who has kindly ollered to receive him 
and treat him with all the deference due to such a distinguished 
(and we trust also useful) foreigner. 
One of our objects, as you see from the programme, is to collect 
information. All information is valuable, for it prevents action in 
false directions, and suggests plans. 
We have been fortunate enough to i*eceive correspondence from 
many parts of the world, and not only correspondence but actual 
co-operation, for, in September last, the Society sent, by invitation, 
a deputation to Glasgow. A meeting was held, the Lord Provost 
in the chair, the result being, that there lias been formed by the 
enlightened citizens of this noble town, a Scottish branch of the 
London Acclimatisation Society; and thanks to them for their 
cordial reception and assistance. 
I wish, in this place, to state publicly, once for all, that tlie 
Society just formed is by no means desii-ous to run counter, or be 
set up in opposition to, the Zoological Society of London. The 
Council, on the contraiy, trust that they shall obtain their co¬ 
operation and support, iuasmuch as the point aimed at by tliem 
will be to carry out measures in full which are not insisted upon 
by that highly scientific body of men. . 
Again, I feel convinced that, as time goes on, tlie Government 
of this coiuitry will be convinced of the national im^iortunce of 
Acclimatisation. But lately the subject of the systematic inter¬ 
change of the natural productions of the British dependencies was 
brought under the notice of the Colonial Ollicc by the Earl of 
Carnarvon, and his Grace the Luke of Newcastle replied that it 
had been in bis power to render some service to the cause by 
writing to the governors of several of our colonies, but that any¬ 
thing like a vote of public money was inexpedient.* lulus letter 
* See Mr. Wilsoifs letter to the Timesj for Sejit. 22iid, I8C0. 
