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Boat Sheds and Slips. W. H. Horn, Dunedin. Tunnage's, Port Chalmers. Lester's, Hokianga, Rawene. D. Wall's, Port Chalmers. Hartley's, Hokianga, Kohukohu. Worser Bay. Star Club's, Wellington. Whangaroa, Sanderson's shed. Taieri River mouth. Boat Club, Onehunga. Reclamation-works. West Wanganui. O'Neill's Point, Auckland. Invercargill. Waikouaiti, Karitane Domain. Karitane. Bridges. Awakino Creek, Northern Wairoa. Mangawhare. Huntly. Mangarata. Parliamentary Bills. Otago Harbour Foreshore. Tauranga Foreshore. Evans Bay Reclamation. Manukau Harbour Board Constitution. Whakatane Foreshore. Auckland Drainage. Miscellaneous. Pahi timber-booms. Waiuku sluice-gates. Mangonui, Mr. Wrathall's house site. Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) Wharf sheds. Hauarahi River booms. Patea, snag-removal. Waiomo Dock. Wellington,— Land taken for railway purposes, Thorndon. Te Aro Baths extension. Reclamation-wall, Thorndon. Bathing-shed, Kilbirnie. Dredging Falcon Shoal. Septic tank, Island Bay. Bluff — Baths-site. R. W. Holmes, The Secretary, Marine Department. Marine Engineer.

SALMON-OVA. The Chief Inspector of Fisheries to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir,— Wellington, 22nd April, 1909. I have the honour to supply the following report on this season's importation of Atlanticsalmon (S. salar) eggs from England and Europe. As instructed by you, I left for England by the R.M.S. " Athenic " on the sth November last for the purpose of procuring a shipment of one million eggs and attending to them on the voyage out. On arrival at Teneriffe on 11th December I received a letter from the High Commissioner's Office advising me that, owing to the order from New Zealand for salmon-eggs being sent rather late, there was some difficulty in procuring them, and instructing me to leave the steamer at Plymouth and come on to London by train. Arriving in London on the 17th December, I at once reported myself at the High Commissioner's Office, and Mr. Kennaway advised me of the steps which had been taken to secure the million eggs required. Arrangements had been made to get from three to four hundred thousand from the River Tay, in Scotland, and about a hundred thousand from Ireland. This would make up about half of the million required, and as those on hand were ready to pack, arrangements were made to ship them by the first steamer. In order to facilitate the work before my arrival, arrangements had been made with Messrs. Elliott and Richmond, of the Surrey Troutfarm, to incubate any salmon-eggs which might be collected from rivers in the South of England, and, if necessary, for Mr. Richmond to assist in collecting and in packing the eggs in Scotland. On my arrival Mr. Richmond had all the cases made for the eggs from Scotland. As it was imposible to procure all the million eggs to send by one steamer, I decided to forward the half-million on hand by the " Turakina," sailing on the 29th December, and to arrange for one of the officers to take charge of them on the voyage, and teach him and an assistant how to attend to them. As Mr. Richmond had gone to Scotland to pack the eggs there, it was arranged that I should go over and pack and bring back those arranged for in Ireland. Both lots were brought to London and put on board the " Turakina " on the 28th December. The shipment was put in charge of the chief engineer (Mr. Parker), and he chose Mr. Paterson, second refrigerating engineer, as an assistant to help him to look after them on the voyage. I took these men in hand at once, and instructed them with regard to the treatment of the eggs on the voyage. I went with