Sessional Papers Volume 32, No. 9 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...Magog, 1st December, 1897. Prof. B. B. Prince, Dominion Commissioner of Fisheries, Ottawa. Sie, --I have the honour to submit my report upon the operations at the Magog Hatchery for the year 1897. On the 19th March there were received at the hatchery 3,000,000 whitefish eggs, and 1,500,000 balmon-trout eggs, which were successfully hatched and distributed as follows: --Salmon trout. Massawippi Lake, County of Stanstead 225,000 Lake Megantic, County of Megantic 120,000 Orford Lake, Counties of Brome and Sherbrooke 250,000 Brome Lake, County of Brome 100,000 Key Pond, County of Sherbrooke 125,000 Lake Magog, Counties of Brome and Stanstead 675,000 Spider Lake, County of Brome 5,000 Total 1,500,000 Whitefish. Massawippi Lake, County of Stanstead 400,000 Lake Megantic, County of Megantic 200,000 Orford Lake, County of Brome and Stanstead 500,000 Brome Lake, County of Brome 250,000 Key Pond, County of Sherbrooke 250,000 Lake Magog, County of Brome and Stanstead 1,400,000 Total 3,000,000 The distribution of fry continued from 3rd May to 21st June, and as the eggs and fry were in splendid condition, there was practically no lose. The water supply in this hatchery is the best, in my opinion, I have ever seen on account of its perfect purity. The instructions from the Department of Marine and Fisheries were that I should send from 10,000 to 50,000 salmon-trout fry from the Magog Hatchery to Spider Lake at the request of Mr. Lucien Huot. I was able to send only 5,000 for the following reason: all the fry in the hatchery wore planted previous to receiving instructions. Very good accounts of the results of the fry planted have been received, in Lake Magog this autumn. I have seen larged quantities of whitefish on the spawning beds. Certain repairs which are necessary hav.