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sary supply of fuel for this house, consisting of wood and coal, has been laid In, so that
this establishment will be lound in readiness to receive whatever quantity of eggs
may be sent here from the Newcastle, or Ristigouche Hatchery at a suitable time for
their removal, and I beg to suggest that the transfer of ova be made at as early a
date as possible.
All of the above is most humbly submitted, but I desire again to respectfully
urge upon the Minister of Fisheries the great necessity that exists for providing the
proper ways and means for supplying this important hatchery with the requisite
number of parent salmon to fill the house abutdantly with eggs in the future.
CHARLES McCLUSKEY,
Officer in charge of St John River Hatchery.
6—MIRAMICHI HATCHERY.
PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK.
Report of the Officer in charge of the Miramichi Hatchery for 1888.
I have the honor to submit herewith my annual report upon the operations connected
with this Fish Hatchery under my charge.
As stated in last year's report, I laid down in the hatching troughs of this
establishment, 1,300,000 salmon ova from which were successfully hatched 1,240,001
fry. In addition to these I received 50,000 ova from the Ristigouche house. These
were brought here about the 1st March when the young fish were well formed in the
shell. They were in a very healthy condition, in consequence of which out of tie
50,000 ova scarcely au egg was lost after they were placed in our hatching troughs.
This gave me a total of 1,290,000 young fry which were successfully planted in tie
following streams, namely :—
North-West Miramichi 650,000
Little South-West Miranichi 400,000
South West do 50,000
Sevogle River . 100,000
Stewart's Brook 40,000
1,240,000
Fry from Ristigouche planted in head waters of North-
West Miramiohi, . 50,000
Total 1,290,000
According to instructions I planted the fry as far up the streams as possible. [
may here state that the work of planting fry in the head waters of these streams is
full of difficulties, as the roads, after passing the head settlements, are only portage.
and are nearly impassible at the proper time fOr distributing the fry. Bat after thee.
difficulties are surmounted some of the finest places that could be wished for plantis
the young salmon in, are reached. Owing to a great deal of labor aLd expense whic
certain private parties have expended on the roads along the upper reaches of this
river, the work of carrying fry will not be so difficult in future, for the journey wiN
then be made much quicker, thereby lessening the time the young fish will be 0*
the road, and also enabling them to be planted without the same danger as before of
loss by de1ays
Owing to the better accommodations we now have for planting fry from thia
hatchery and to the advanced principles on which artificial fish hatching is carrilt
on in Canada, I am certain that the benefits that will accrue from this industry will