lots of things to interest you. As with oysters² so with fish— Salmon & trout differ according to the rivers & the rule is the bigger the river the bigger the fish. I am making a series of casts of fish, as stuffed fish are abominations—³ I want much to show you our fish hatchery operations at Hampton near Hampton Court⁴   we hope this year to hatch out 100,000 fish   I hope at Galway to hatch out half a million—⁵

I quoted your book the other day on a Salmon arbitration case   The other side wanted to make out that if the fishery had increased for seven years, it would go on increasing in same ratio for 28 years— They forgot the rules you have laid down as regards elements of self destruction in creatures—⁶ It was a question of one hundred thousand pounds so you will I think agree with me that “Practical Natural” History is important rather—

I fear I have bothered you with all this rigmarole

Yours ever | Frank Buckland