On Acclimatised Salmon and Trout.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 25, 1892, Page 539

Sir James Hector exhibited a trout which had been caught in the Wanganui River, near the Heads, by Mr. S. H. Drew, which, after examination, he considered to be a cross between the Loch Leven trout and a brown trout, and which had thereby acquired the characteristics of the Galway trout. Sir James Hector expressed the opinion that it was a pity the acclimatisation societies had put different kinds of trout in the same rivers, because crossed forms were sure to be the result, and no good specimens of fish would be obtained. He further stated that he had caught a Loch Leven trout in the Hutt River, and a fish which he believed was a true specimen of the Californian salmon. Sir W. Buller presented the following pamphlets to the Society, which were laid on the table:— 1. “On the Sponge Remains in the Lower Tertiary Strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand,” by G. Jennings Hinde, Ph.D., and W. Murton Holmes. (Illustrated.) 2. “On the Occurrence of Two Species of Cumacea in New Zealand,” by George M. Thomson, F.L.S. (with plates). 3. “Colenso's New Zealand Hepaticœ,” revised by F. Stephani (with plates).