DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES,

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FISH CULTURE,
1888.
APPENDICES.
1EPORTS FROM THE SEVERAL OFFIOERS IN CHARGE GF
P1511-BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SEVERAL
PROVINCES OF CANADA FOR 1888.
1.—FRASER RIVER .LIA.TOIIERY.
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBI&.
Report of the Officer in Charge of the Fraser River Hatchery for 1883.
I have the honor to submit my fifth annual report for this hatchery together
with a statement of the distribution of fry and collection of ova during 1888.
From the quantity of salmon eggs laid in the hatchery during the fall of 1887,
the following number of semi-hatched ova and fry of the salmon (Chouicha) and
(Nerka) were distributed in the several rivers and lakes of Vancouver's Island and
the mainland as follows
Saw-qual (Herka.)
Cowiohan River, Nov. 28th, 1887 800,000
Nanaimo River, Dec. 20th do 700,wOO
Pitt Lake do 26th do 100,00J
do March 3rd, 1888 700,000
Sumos River do 17th do 385,000
Stare River, April 4th, 1888 1,170,000
Pitt Lake do 6th do 575,000
Sumas Rapids, April 0th, 1888. .., ..... ..... 420,000
Coquitlam River, April 13th, 1888 . 125,000
Total,. 5,370,000
Quinnat (Uhouicha.)
Pitt Lake, March 3rd, 1888
Sumas Rapids, March 17th, 188s
Stare Rtver, Aprd 4th, 18S8
Pitt Lake, do 6th, do
Sumas Rapids, April 10th, 1888 .. ..
Coquitlan River, April 13th, 188.
Total
79,000
28,0t10
f0,00
74,1100
437 ftO)