FISH AND FLOWERS.
SPECIMENS FOR AUSTRALIA. AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION. LONDON, Nov. 6. The P. aud 0. liner Comorin lias aboard 300 specimens of plants and flowers, and Jive, minnows, sunfish, trout, tencb, perch, and snails, in the custody of Mr. Clive Fairbairn, a son of the Victorian Agent-General, Sir Georgo Fairbairn, who will acclimatise them near Albury. The fish will be carried in a tank whose water is aerated by a bicycle pump, and will be fed on biscuits and other food. Mr." Fairbairn has no doubt, that the new migrants will thrive, since the English perch doubles its weight in Australia. He adds; "There is always the possibility of anything introduced to Australia running rampant. I had to overcome all sorts of red tape and restrictions, but there is no likelihood of a repetition of the rabbit plague."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19488, 18 November 1926, Page 13
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