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"from Fighting Island if necessary:
"but no arrangements have been
"made regarding the [Bois?] Slave
"Island fishery, as it was not yet
"known who would fish that station."

In connection with this
subject of procuring fish eggs, for
their autumn supplies for the
several Hatcheries, I desire to put
your Dept in possession of the
following information.

[?] Newcastle Hatchery
In addition to the expected
supplies of salmon-trout ova,
referred to from Colpoy's Bay, I
have dispatched [Mr Kennefish?]
a very superior manipulator
of fish, to Pigeon Island in
Lake Ontario with instructions
to gather whatever eggs possible [?]
to the end of October: he will
then return and proceed to
Wiarton and join the other officers
there on duty.

Mr. Charles Wilmot
with his assistants have gone to
the Muskoka Waters north of
this place with the view to secure as
large a supply as possible of
the Speckled Trout ova. The distance

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is great, and the obstacles so onerous
in canoeing and portaging the Eggs
through [akiled?] country, creates con-
siderable anxiety.-- Expectations
however are that a goodly supply
will be obtained from Muskoka.
Mr. Chas WIlmot will go to Wiarton
to take charge personally of the
operations there during November.

Magog Hatchery

No local effort will be made
to collect eggs in the Magog Lakes:
as it is proposed to stock that
nursery with Salmon trout Eggs from
Colpoys Bay. --

Tadoussac Hatchery

Mr. Latellier in charge there
writes me that, the stock of Parent
Salmon impounded, are in prime
condition, and that spawning
operations will soon commence.
He also informs me that he will have
a few Speckled trout ova to send
there: but his effort in getting
supplies of Speckled trout have
not been as satisfactory as he
would wish.

Gaspe Hatchery

Mr [Gilech?] in charge, replies to
say [Exqunish?] the [?] stock of