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[Verso]

[?] Oct 20/86

Mr. Tilton, Esq
Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir,
[Guderment?] and to your letter
of [?] Ult. in which I was [indue?]
[ted?] to place myself to communicate
with Prof Baird of Washington DC.
relative to provisioning a stock of
German Carp for introduction
into the waters of Manitoba:-- I
beg to state that, having written
to Prof Baird on the subject, he
has kindly sent me the [sincerest?]
letter, which will fully explain
the course to be pursued in which
to carry out the [?] of Your
Department.

It will be noticed that,
upon the proper application being
made through the Secretary of State;
with the necessary [peridalites?] of
Your Department that, all expenses
would be met; Prof. Baird might
be able to send a case-load of young
Carp to any [periish?] [dession?]

This is a very [famous?]

[Recto]

Newcastle Oct 22/86

Mr. A.B. Wilmot
F.O.
Bedford

Sir

Your accounts for [?]
sp.
[?]
[?] $ 57.80 - I cannot well
[?] how such [?]
fills [?] so frequently such
a [?] your establishement, and
my attention has been called
to the matter of your very [?]
and apparently
to the [?] Ottawa - I much
therefore [?] you the [?]
[?] that [?] for your en-
trading your [?], or it
[?] all other Estab-
lishements [?] a check.
Must be [?]
I hope you are preparing
Yourself to obtain full supplies
of ova this autumn, I that we [?]
not know of such [?]
You last Year - Keep me informed
of Your operation. I am Yours
S. Wilmot