THE ATLANTIC SALMON.
STOCKING THE WANGANUI. SIXTY THOUSAND EGGS. FBI , TELEGRAPH.—OWN COREESPONDBKT.] - ■ TAUMARUiVUr. Saturday. Sixty thousand Atlantic salmon , eggs ■were unpacked on Friday at the Kakahi hatchery by Mr. L. F. -Ayson, Government Inspector of Fisheries. The eggs, which were collected from tributaries of Lake Te Anau, were in 'good condition, not more than 40 being dead. This is the first consignment sent this year for tho Wanganui River, but Other consignments will be sent up later. Improvements are being made to the hatchery, and water is now being brought from a large spring to supplement and improve the present supply. In ah interview, Mr. Aysoa said weather conditions and the flooded state of life rivers in the South had been unfavourable for collecting eggs. ■ ;
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18772, 28 July 1924, Page 6
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125THE ATLANTIC SALMON. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18772, 28 July 1924, Page 6
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