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attraction for the sportsmen, or value as a food-supply. Money judiciously spent on their improvement would, I consider, be well invested for the country. I have, &c, L. Y. Ayson, The Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington. Chief Inspector of Fisheries. P.S.—ln connection with the netting, curing, and marketing of fish from any of the lakes, I do not think it would be advisable to hand over the right to do it to any private individual or company.

On the 23rd August, assisted by Mr. Moorhouse and his men, I made an inspection of the trout in streams flowing into Rotorua Lake. Commencing at the Fairy Creek, a large number of fish were netted, and twenty were taken without selection and each fish measured, weighed, and examined for disease. The following tables gives the results : —

& Length I Weight (in 3 (in Inches). I Pounds). Sex. • _ 1 Affected or not with Parasite. Remarks. Fairy Creek. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 16| 16 23 21 19 20 171 19 17 18 18 15 19 18 161 18 181 161 161 19 11 11 51 4 21 21 If 21 2 11 li 1 21 11 li If If 11 x i 13 L 4\ Male Affected . . Spawned. 55 Female Male 33 * * Not affected Affected .. Not spawned. 55 Spawned. 55 Female Male 33 53 " - ,, Not spawned. 55 Female 55 55 Spawned. Male 55 55 33 Female Not spawned. Spawned. 35 53 55 Male 55 Not spawned. 35 55 Spawned. 53 - ■ 33 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 13-1 18 16 16 17 18 20 171 16 17 161 17 10 17 20 15 15 15 191 161 16 17 201 201 16 23 15 17 20 16 161 20 si 2 2i 1 2 11 2! 11 11 2 11 2 Oi If 3 11 1 11 21 li 11 2 3f 31 11 4 li 1 21 li 11 21 Utahina Stream. Male Female Male Affected .. Not affected ■ * 33 Spawned. Not spawned. 55 35 Female 33 35 " * 33 Affected .. Not affected Affected .. 55 Spawned. Not spawned. Spawned. 55 Male 53 Female Male Female 35 Not affected Affected .. Not affected . . I Affected .. ' ' 33 55 Not spawned. Spawned. 55 Not spawned. 55 Spawned. Not spawned. Male Female Male Female Male Female 55 55 55 33 33 33 Not affected * • 33 .. Affected .. Not affected Affected .. 55 55 55 Spawned. Not spawned. 55 5 ' 55 33 * * Spawned. Not spawned. Spawned. Male 55 33 Not affected Affected .. } 55