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transfer of his former command, the preparation of his equip- 

 ment and the selection and organization of his field party, 

 greatly assisted the Commissioners in purchasing the side- 

 wheel steamer, "Thomas L. Worthier," 3 and in explaining and 

 supervising the conversion of the "Worthley" into a houseboat 

 for .the accommodation of the surveying parties of both the Shell 

 Fish Commission and the United States Government As- 

 sistants. 



Active field work by the Coast and Geodetic Survey party 

 was commenced on August 10th, 1906. 



The efficient work of the Coast Survey Eepresentative and 

 his corps of assistants is best evidenced by the report and 

 charts of the Survey of the Oyster Bars of Anne Arundel 

 County, Maryland, published under the authority of the De- 

 partment of Commerce and Labor Coast and Geodetic Sur- 

 vey in June, 1907, to which reference is herewith respectfully 

 suggested. 



The following communication forwarded to the Department 

 of Commerce and Labor by His Excellency, Governor Warfield, 

 will briefly explain the detail of Dr. H! F. Moore, of the Bureau' 

 of Fisheries, as the representative of that Bureau on the Shell 

 Fish Commission : 



EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. 



July 12th, 1906. 

 HON. VICTOR H. METCALF, 



Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C. 



MY DEAR SIR: On May 28th I addressed to you a communication 

 requesting the co-operation of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the 

 Bureau of Fisheries with the Shell Fish Commission of Maryland, as 

 authorized by the recent Act of Congress. You acknowledged receipt 

 of this letter, stating that Captain C. C. Yates had been detailed from 

 the Coast and Geodetic Survey for this work, as requested, but making 

 no mention of the Bureau of Fisheries. 



I have communicated with the Commissioner of Fisheries, and am 

 informed that no instructions from you as to his co-operation with the 

 Maryland Shell Fish Commission have been received, and that nothing 

 can be done until you issue such instructions. The work of the Shell 

 Fish Commission of this State is being seriously retarded by its failure 



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