Table of Lengths of Fins in Inches of Otago Trout, 1883. Locality. Sex. Wght. in lbs. & ozs. D. P. V. A. Total Lngth. Least depth of tail. Remarks. Kakanui River F 8 3.3 3.5 2.6 2.4 24.5 2.2 Caught by Mr. S. Lowe. Shag River F 4.12 3.0 3.0 2.6 23.0 2.0 " at Rich's. " M 4.8 2.8 3.0 2.2 1.8 20.7 1.8 " at Muir's. " F 5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 22.0 " at Rich's. " F 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.1 1.7 18.0 1.5 " at Kitchener's. " F 2 2.0 2.3 1.8 1.4 16.5 1.5 " Waikouaiti River F 14 3.75 4.5 3.4 2.7 28.5 2.5 " by Mr. H. Orbell. Water of Leith F 17 3.75 4.0 3.25 4.0 33.0 " F 5 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.0 21.25 1.7 Harbour, mouth of Leith. Lee Stream F 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.9 2.2 15.5 Gorge water. " F 3.10 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.5 20.5 " " M 2.12 2.4 3.0 2.2 1.6 18.5 1.6 " Tokomairiro River F 7.4 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 26.5 2.2 Caught by Mr. J. Burt. Waiwera River F 2.13 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 18.0 1.6 Teviot River F 0.14 1.7 2.1 1.6 1.3 14.0 1.3 Boat Harbour Creek F 3.4 2.5 2.9 2.0 2.0 20.5 1.75 Found dead. Pomahaka River F 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.0 1.6 18.0 1.6 " F 3.2 2.4 3.0 2.3 2.0 19.5 1.75 Waipahi River M 4.2 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.0 21.25 1.75 " M 5.8 3.0 3.7 3.0 2.2 24.0 2.0 " M 8.10 3.5 3.75 3.0 2.3 24.75 2.2 Caught by Mr. Bull. " F 6.1 3.25 3.5 2.75 2.25 24.5 2.25 " M 4.8 3.0 3.4 2.7 2.0 21.05 2.0 Kaihiku River F 5.5 3.25 3.25 2.7 2.25 24.25 2.0 Oreti River F 5.0 2.75 3.0 2.2 2.0 20.75 1.9 Wakatipu Lake M 8.4 3.2 3.8 2.7 2.4 25.5 2.3 " M 9.4 3.8 4.0 3.0 2.8 26.0 2.6 " M 12.0 3.75 4.0 3.1 2.5 26.5 2.5 Sent by Mr. Dalgleish. (Canterbury fish) F 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.8 15.5 1.6 "Mr. S. C. Farr. Note.—The proportion or ratio which the length of any fin bears to total length of the fish as expressed by L÷D, L÷P, etc., has been used by me for ascertaining the differences in the length of the fins between individual fish and between the sexes, and may be readily deduced from above table.

Art. LVI.—Sorghum Experiment, 1882–83. * See Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xiv., p. 373, and vol. xv., p. 261. By Mr. Justice Gillies. [Read before the Auckland Institute, 20th August, 1883.] Having no land of my own fit for growing Sorghum this year, Mr. W. F. Buckland kindly undertook to grow half an acre for me on his property at Remuera. The land is a strong volcanic loam, had been under crop for several years, and had a good deal of sorrel in it. Mr. Buckland manured the land with one and a half cwt. of bone dust. On the 20th of October, 1882, he planted exactly half an acre with “Early Amber” Sorghum seed supplied by me. The seed was planted in rows 3 feet apart, and about three seeds