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cers so designated, in order that the information may be trasmitted to 

 the Maryland State Board of Shell Fish Commissioners. 



Respectfully, 



EDWIN WABFIELD, 



Governor of Maryland. 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 



ANNAPOLIS, MD., June 4th, 1906. 



MR. WALTER J. MITCHELL, President. / 



Board of Shell Fish Commissioners, Annapolis, Md. 



DEAR SIR: By direction of the Governor, I forward you herewith a 

 letter from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor, which 

 explains itself. 



Yours very truly, 



OSWALD TILGHMAN, 



Secretary of State. 



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR, 

 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, WASHINGTON. 



June 2, 1906. 

 His EXCELLENCY, HONORABLE EDWIN WARFIELD, 



Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, Md. 



SIR: In reply to your letter of May 28th, requesting me to designate 

 officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and pf the Bureau of Fish- 

 eries to co-operate with the State of Maryland in making a survey of 

 and locating the natural oyster beds, I have the honor to inform you 

 that Mr. C. C. Yates will be designated to co-operate on the part of the 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey as soon as Congress makes the provisions 

 of the Act effective by providing an appropriation for the purpose. 



Respectfully, 



LAWRENCE O. MURRAY, 



Assistant Secretary. 



On July 3d, 1906, Capt. C. C. Yates, of the United States 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey, was officially detailed by Superin- 

 tendent O. H. Tittmann, of that Department, to "enter upon the 

 duties of Coast Survey Representative on the Shell Fish Com- 

 mission of Maryland," upon the proper surrender of the com- 

 mand, accounts, etc., of the Steamer Endeavor, then in 

 command of Captain Yates, to the Hydrographic Inspector. 



Pursuant to these orders, Captain Yates conferred with the 

 Board of Shell Fish Commissioners, and pending the official 



