· (No. 18.)

187 7. 8Ess1o'N III..

TASMANIA.

LEG ISLA TI VE ,C O UN C I L.

T .80UT:

RETURN OF OVA DISTRIBUTED, 1869-76; AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVED FOR FISHING LICENCES, 1873-6. ·:•

Laid upon the Table by Mr. Gellibrand, and ordered by the Council to be printed, July. 24, 1877. . SALMON AND TROUT.

I HAV;E no record of the distribution of Ova prior to 1869, but the following clipping from the Salmon Commissioners' Report, dated 2nd September, 1869, will show that Ova and Fry were distributed:- " Besides Victoria, the Provinces of Otago, Canterbury, Nelson, and Southland, in New Zealand, where the Trout has been successfully introduced by means of Ova and young fish transmitted from the Ponds at the Plenty, the fish have been established in the following streams in this Colony:- · South Esk. Dry Creek. North Esk. Dee River, St. Patrick. Bagdad Rivulet. North West Bay River. Sorell Rivulet. Ouse. J ones's River. Clyde. Brown's River. Lachlan Rivulet. O'Brien's Creek."

The first Trout was hatched 4th May, 1864, and the first Salmon on the following· day.

Trout Licences. £ s. dg. . · £ s. d. 1873 .••...... •.... 80 15 I 1875 ...... 61 0 0 1874 .••.•...... 79 5 1876 ..••••.••••••• 103 15 0 Small sums were received for Ova during these years, but the Commissioners have now adopted a uniform charge; and for this season a supply of Ova to the value of £100 has been ordered for the use of other Colonies. PHILIP S. SEAGER, Secretary Salmon Commissioners.

RETURN of the Di.~tribution of Ova and Fry jl'om the B1·eeding .Ponds, River Plenty, from the Yea1·s 1869 to 1876, inclusive. OYA-SALMON TROUl'.

ll.8'5gl. :!l.$'.i)'(U). ll.8'1ll, &S'lZ, ll.S'1~. :\l.$'75. ll.S'JG. TOTAL.

Launceston ...•...... GOO 750 400 300 500 .. .. 2550 ~ 250 New Zealaml ...... •• .. 200 .. .. 300 .. . . 750 Victoria . ~ ...... 200 . . . . 250 550 ------Total Salmon Trout Ova .. .. ~I ...... ·, . .. 3850 OVA-BROWN TROUT. V ictoria ······ ...... · ...... 1800 1000 3300 5500 2300 3550 3000 2000 22,450 L aunceston ...... ••.... 1500 l000 l000 600 7500 6300 .. .. 17,900 Gipps Land ...... •.•...... 2000 .. 4500 ...... 6500 N ew Zealand ...... ••..••••. 2600 4000 .. :noo 600 800 ... . . 11,100 ...... ' .. .. 500 250 250 250 250 i500 Lake Echo ...... •...... 550 ...... 550 East Coast Rivers ...... •...... 500 ...... 500 Chudleigh ...... ; ...... 600 .5100 ...... 5700 North East Coast Rivers ..••...... 500 500 Hobart Town ...... 100 ...... 100 ·western ...... 800 ...... 800 ----- Total Bl'own Trout Ova ...... 67,600 4,.

:FRY-SALMON. TROUT.

1869. l870, ::rl.$'7:!l., I l~7Z, Ull'13, ll.8'7~. 1875. 18'16. ToTAL,

Swansea ...... ; ..... ,', .. ' ...... 2'0' .. .,. .:. . . 20 River Derwent .. 450 ...... 450 Huon River ... .'.".".":.'.'·.'..'.'.•:::: .. 500 70 81 ... .. ·•·· .. 651 South Esk River ...... 200 200 River Plenty ...... 200 . . 200 Total Salmon Trout Fry •• ...... I ...... 1521 FRY-BRO'\YN TROUT. · Tasmanian Lakes ...... 1000 1000 R~ver _Plenty ..•...... ·• ]850 3140 200 100 750 6040 Victoria ....•...... •••...... 700 510 1210 River·Huon .... ········· .. 650 650 Southport ...•...... 400 400 800 River Lachlan ...... llOO 1400 2500 Guy Fawkes' Ri\'ulet ...... 200 500 . 80 780 Brown's River ...... 200 500 700 River Derwent 2000 1000 950 3950 Bagdad Rivulet:::::::::::::: 300 500 800 Swan port .•.....•...... 200 200 · ...... 200 200 East Coast Rivers ..••...... 200 620 820 Port Espcrance ...•...... 150 400 550 River J orclan ...... 1050 250 1300 Peppr.rmint Bay ...... 50 50 Port Seymour ...... 100 50 150 Kermandie River ...... 339 200 539 River Styx ...... 800 1200 500 700 400 3600 Russell's Falls ...... 1000 1000 Swansea ...... 180 '. I 180 Mountain River ...... 300 400 700 Lake Echo ...... ••.... 500 500 River Ouse ...... 1000 1000 Back River ...... 400 400 Clarendon, River Derwent .... 200 200 7 ,~ oolpack, ditto ...... · ..... '100 100 North West Bay ...... 200 200 New Town Creek ...... 50 50 Coal River ...... •...... 400 400 Hobart Town ...... : ...... 1200 1200 Launceston ...... : 280 :!80 Blackman River ...... 300 300 River Forth & Tributaries ...... 500 500 ·--- 'J'otal Brown Trout Fry .. 3~,849

RECAPITULATION. Salmon Trout Ova. Tasmania' ...•..•...... ••..•....• 2550 ·New Zealand ...... 750 Victoria ...... •..•.•••••...•.. 550 3850 Salmon Trout Fry. Tasmania . , ••••.... , •••••••...... •••.. ,. •.•..•••••••••• 1521 Brown Trout Ova. Victoria . , .•..•...... ••...•. , ...•.•.••••...•.••...... 28,950 New South Wales .•••..••..•..••.••••••••.••••••.•..•. 1500 Western Australia ...•.••...... , ..•••.•..•••.•••••.... 800 New Zealand ...... ••.•...... •...••..•••••••..•. 11,100 Tasmania •.••••••••..••..••••••...... •..•....••••••.••. 25,250 07;600 ·Brown Trout Fry. Tasmania ••.•••••••••..••••.••••••••....••••••••• 32,849 32,849 Total Ova and Fry distributed since· 1868 .... , ••••••••.• ·•.. ---105,820

JAMES BARNARD, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, TASMANI:A,