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The ova are at present in a most healthy condition and promise a larger yield<br />
than usual.<br />
Repairs to Hatchery.<br />
No repairs were done to the hatchery or grounds this year except some patching<br />
on the floor of the hatching room. I may here add that this floor must be thoroughly<br />
repaired next season, the old one must be taken out and a new one put in. A new<br />
fence was built along the water line 250 feet in length; this, with all the other fen<br />
dug and outhouses, were whitewashed. A new scow was built and it works well.<br />
The outside of the main building was not painted as suggested in my last report.<br />
It is in a deplorable condition and should be attended to as soon as possible.<br />
Increase of Salmon.<br />
Indications of improvement in the salmon fishing of this island are very encoura-.<br />
ging. So far very little can be traced directly to the operations of this hatchery;<br />
still I am satisfied, and so are all those who take an interest in the island fishery, that<br />
this hatchery is doing its work satisfactorily. I am not in a position just now to<br />
eompare the coast fishery of this season with that of other seasons, but I have been<br />
informed on good authority that this season's fishing compares favorably with other<br />
years and in many cases better than any of the past five years. The Margaree River<br />
was well stocked with salmon during the fly fishing season and sportsmen tell ma<br />
that this season was ahead of any of the ten years previous. Owing to continual<br />
freshets the fishermen on this river were unable to catch any for the hatchery,<br />
Ithough the river was literally teeming with salmon during the months of September<br />
and October.<br />
The Middle River was also well supplied, the catch there being nearly double<br />
that of any previous year.<br />
The same may be said of all the other rivers, showing that there is an increase.<br />
0. A. FARQUHARSON;<br />
Officer in Charge, Sydney ilatchery.<br />
3..—BEDFORD HATCHERY.<br />
PROVINCE <strong>OF</strong> NOVA SCOTIA.<br />
Report of the Olcer in charge of the Bedford Hatchery for 1888.<br />
I have the honor herewith to submit my report upon the operations at thia<br />
batchery during the past year.<br />
The total number of eggs obtained from the rivers of this Province and laid<br />
ilown in the hatching trougtis of this establishment last autumn was, as per my last1<br />
annual report, 900,000.<br />
In addition to these I received from the hatcheries in Ontario 3000,000 white..<br />
ñsh and 500,000 salmon trout ova. This stock was further increased through an<br />
accident having occurred at the Dunk River Hatchery by which it was rendered<br />
impossible to continue the incubation of the salmon ova gathered at that point. 1<br />
was instructed by the Superintendent to remove those eggs to this hatchery, which<br />
was successfully done to the number of 750,000 ova, making my total supply<br />
,150,000 eggs.<br />
I was most fortunate in hatching this large number of salmon and whitefish, but<br />
I regret to be compelled to again report the loss of the greater portion of the salmon<br />
trout ova. This loss was of precisely the same nature as was met during th.<br />
two previous years. The eggs when placed in the hatching troughs were apparently<br />
strong and healthy, and continued in this favorable condition until about to burst<br />
from the shell, when fully 90 per cent. of them died. Shortly after these eggs
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