2. Sir James Hector exhibited a young salmon which had been caught in the Aparima River and forwarded to him by the Marine Department. He said that there could not possibly be any mistake with regard to the specimen being a true salmon. The fact that salmon, after years of fruitless experiments, had now been acclimatised was highly satisfactory, though he feared that the formation of our coast-line was such as would prevent the return of salmon to their own rivers. Should, however, the salmon prove their attachment to the streams in which they were hatched, the colony would have gained a most valuable asset, and one which it would be well to protect with the greatest care.