DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES,

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11.—NEWCASTLE FISH HATCHERY.
PROVINCE OP ONTARIO.
Report of the Officer in Charge of the Newcastle hatchery for the year 1888.
I have the honor herewith to submit my annual report upon the fish breeding
operations connected with the Newcastle Hatchery during the past year.
The number of fry and semi-hatched eggs distributed from this establishment
throughout Ontario and the Provinces of the Dominion in 1888 was, far in excess of
the previous year; and the work was very satisfactorily carried out notwithstanding
the unusually warm weather which prevailed last spring and the long distances
some of the fish had to be carried.
The eggs hatched later last year than usual, owing to the steady cold weather
and the low temperature of the water in the winter months. This necessitated
keeping the young fish in the tanks a longer period than usual, the last of them
were not put out until about the 12th of July. The weather being very warm then,
greater care and attention was required to safely convey them to their destinations.
The following schedule will show the numbers and kinds of fish planted in the
lakes and other waters of Ontario last spring, also the quantities of eyed eggs shipped
to hatcheries in the Maritime Provinces.
A statement of the number and kinds of fry distributed from the Newcastle
lish Hatchery spring of 1888;
Whitefish Fry.
Belleville, Bay of Quinté 400,000
Toronto, Lake Ontario 300,000
Orillia, Lake Couchiohing 300,000
Barrio, Lake Simooe 200,000
Newcastle, Lake Ontario. 500,000
Cobourg do 200,000
North of Gananoque, South Lake 50,000
do Delta Lake 50,000
do Charleston Lake 100,000
Eyed Eggs at the point of hatching sent to Ottawa
Museum
Salmon Trout Fry.
North Riding of Hastings, Lak Coil
do
Lake Long
do
Lake L'Amable
do
Lake Rock
do
Lake Wolf
do
Lake Riddles
do
Lake Eagan
do
Lake Sweets
Muskoka Township, Lake Clearwater. .
Campbellford, Crow Bay
Toronto, Lake Ontario
Newcastle do
Whitby do .. ..
Cobourg do
Barrio, Lake Simcoe ..
Orillia, Lake Couchiching .
Belleville, Bay of Quinte
Farra, Lake Arron
oo,ooo
Total 2,700,000
25,000
25,000
.5,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
100,000
100,000
600,000
1,000,000
100,000
500,000
100,000
100,000
300,000
100,000