THF WHITEFISH OVA
» Despite all care and a good ioe tomDly the whitefish ovo arrived f ßaF a the Wakatipu correspondent of *Jne Southland Times) m a too mature condition. They wero placed In the h-; ttho h| Dg pon dß, Lake View Gardens, w^e the water inpply S be9n J^P* down to a minimum of 50deg. Thr, n j g hts and days have, however, beep very wa?m, and the fish have hatohed out too rapidly. The temperature of water Ib reo mmended not to exceed 424 eg, bnt under existing ofroum'<tanoes this result cannot be obtained. Every attention la being paid to the ova by Mr Davidson (the curator), Mr Mayor Reid, and other members of the Acclimatisation Snooty, but the death rate ii heavy. Should none be saved the lots to the oolony will be one not easily guaged. The nnpreoedentedly hot weather Is the oause of the failure.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 2
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152THF WHITEFISH OVA Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 2
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