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coast. Had this delay not occurred, combined with the 
unfortunate detention under the equator, as Captain Smith 
states in his report—the weather throughout being intensely 
hot, with a vertical sun for many days—that was from the 
Ist to the 14th March,—I have not the slightest doubt that 
this first experiment would have been perfectly successful : 
and although it proved a failure, the experiment produced 
the positive fact, that salmon and trout were bred out on 
shipboard and at sea, which hitherto has not only never been 
achieved, but negatives all the theory of every former autho- 
rity upon the habits of the Salmonidew. I am, therefore, 
quite certain of success in a second undertaking. In this 
first experiment I had great difficulties to contend with, 
owing to many circumstances, but chiefly produced from the 
deception practised by the ship-brokers, in fixing a date for 
. the vessel sailing, when they must have been cognizant that 
such could not take place; in fact, if I may use the expres- 
sion, it perfectly dislocated the whole arrangement: and this 
prolonged detention I consider the only cause of the failure. 
I trust, therefore, that this truthful statement will be suffi- 
cient to satisfy His Grace the Duke of Newcastle that the 
system I have advanced with such general success can be put 
into practical operation for the requirements of the colony. 
In reference to Captain Daniel Smith, when I placed the 
spawn in his charge, on the 31st January, I felt quite assured 
that he would give the strictest attention to it, and do all in 
his power to carry out the experiment. He is, in my opinion, 
a careful, upright and industrious man, and deserves every 
praise and recommendation for his close attention to his 
instructions.: 
I have also perused with great care and interest the able 
and excellent report of Mr. J. L. Burnett, assisted by Dr. 
Milligan, of Hobart Town, to His Excellency the Governor, 
