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they are engaged in a reasonably short time. There is every reason to 

 believe that from year to year, as this service is continued, the Navy 

 will receive back a body of officers who will reflect luster on the De- 

 partment and on the country. 



The measure in question appears to be quite popular in the Navy, 

 judging from the number of officers who have made application for par- 

 ticipation in the benefits. 



The details for the past three years have been as follows : 



First year, 1881. 



R. H. Miner, attached to Albatross. 



E. E. Hayden, in hospital at Portland, Me. 



J. B. Blish, attached to Jamestown. 



H. S. Ohase, National Museum. 



L. M. Garrett, attached to Albatross. 



C. C. Marsh, National Museum. 



Second year, 1882. 



H. G. Dresel, National Museum. 

 J. B. Bernadou, ordered to Corea. 

 A. A. Ackerman, attached to Albatross. 

 A. P. Niblack, National Museum. 

 E. Wilkinson, National Museum. 

 W. E. Safford, National Museum. 



Third year, 1883. 



H. M. Witzel, National Museum. 

 O. G. Dodge, National Museum. 

 J. H. Fillmore, National Museum. 

 0. S. McClain, National Museum. 

 H. S. Knapp, National Museum. 

 G. H. Harlow, National Museum. 



Lieutenant Winslow, who was detailed for duty in securing statistics 

 of the production, distribution, and varieties of the oyster industry of 

 the United States for the census of 1880, has completed his report on 

 that subject, and was subsequently occupied in collecting material of a 

 similar character for the London Fisheries Exhibition, and also in ar- 

 ranging and labeling the collections made for that object. He is now 

 devoting himself to the special investigation of a number of the useful 

 mollusca of the country. 



Dr. J. M. Flint, of the medical department of the Navy, still continues 

 the efficient relationship to the National Museum referred to in the pre- 

 ceding report. 



Among the special divisions of the National Museum a collection of 

 the medicines of all nations has been receiving much consideration. 



