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Newcastle March 15/87

Mr. Tilton Esq
Depty Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir
In pursuance with
your request, I am making
arrangements for transferring
a number of ova to the Magog,
St Jn River, and Bedord Hatchery,
be carrying this out Mr Charles
Wilmot--will leave here with
certain quantities for each of the
above nurseries: -- The officer in
charge of the Magog House will
be notified to meet the Shipment
at Montreal, and take his supply
from Mr Wilmot; In the same way
Mr A.B. Wilmot will be instructed
to meet his quota at Montreal
and take the eggs on to his Hatchery.
Mr. Charles Wilmot will then go
on and deliver the St Jn River Eggs
in person to Mr McCluskey, and
also fill up the incubators for the
White fish Eggs -- I do not think
it advisable to send any Ova
of the Trout, or White fish to Miramichi
this Season, as the necessary

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Newcastle March 16/87

Mr. Tilton Esq
Depty Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa

Sir

Referring to your telegram
of this day relative to transport of
White-Eggs to B.C. I answered thus:

“One week latest limits. (be stripped). Mowat
“could be ordered to meet messenger at
“Regina: will write instructions along
“with messenger -- precarious all through
“Mowat writes me he has discovered
“(and Eaten) White Fish in B.C. lakes.”

Should you therefore decide
to send White-fish eggs to B.C. give
me immediate orders so that I can
instruct Mr [Parker?] or some other
officer to get all things in readiness
for their carriage. I wrote “precarious”
in my message from the fact of the
long journey, and especially so, as
particular “setting up” will be required
at the Hatchery to suit the working
of the Automatic Glass Incubators, which
I fear Mowat knows nothing about
as he never had any experience in
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