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In all, for the 1947-48 season 1,251 licences were sold. An analysis of the sales was made according to the angler's address given on the licences. The five districts showing the highest figures were : Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 468 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 379 Southern Lakes .. .. .. .. .. 203 North Canterbury .. .. . . 62 South Canterbury .. .. .. 41 (2) Fisheries Conservation (a) Fish Salvage.—Owing to the wet season the Lindis and Mataura Rivers carried a good supply of water and the salvaging of fish from these streams was not necessary. (b) Hatchery Operations.—The hatchery at Lake Hayes commenced operations on 28th April, 1948. A total of 2,700,000 brown-trout ova was collected and disposed of as follows : (1) 500,000 to the Wellington Acclimatization Society. (2) 250,000 to the Department's Rotorua Acclimatization District. (3) 700,000 to the Federation of West Coast (North Island) Acclimatization Societies. (4) 200,000 to the Hawkes Bay Acclimatization Society. (5) 200,000 to the Westland Acclimatization Society. (6) 260,000 to the Otago Acclimatization Society. (7) 590,000 were hatched at Wanaka, Lake Hayes, and Te Anau Hatcheries, from which 466,000 fry were liberated. From the Department's hatcheries in the Rotorua and Taupo districts a total of 2,974,000 rainbow-trout ova were received, and these were distributed as follows : (1) Te Anau hatchery .. .. .. .. 860,000 (2) Queenstown hatchery .. .. 815,000 (3) Wanaka hatchery .. .. .. .. 1,299 ,000
(c) Restocking of Waters. —Liberations of fry were made as follows :
In nearly all the streams in which liberations were made young fish in good condition are to be seen.
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Waters. Rainbow. Brown. Totals. Lake Hawea system 155,000 155,000 Lake Wanaka system 382,000 382,000 Lake Wakatipu system 491,000 116,000 607,000 Lake Te Anau system 629,000 81,000 710,000 Lake Manapouri system 134,000 134,000 Kawarau River system .. 133,000 86,500 219,500 Clutha River system 511,000 71,000 582,000 Small lakes 38,000 38,000 ■ Hollyford River 55,000 55,000 Lake Hayes 18,500 18,500 Grand totals 2,435,000 466,000 2,901,000