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not my apologies, but my sincere thanks for their invariable 

 kindness through which alone my visit could be made profit- 

 able. 1 would especially tender my thanks to His Exeelleucy 

 the Marquis Saionji, Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr. 

 Makino, Minister for Education, Professor Mano, Director of 

 Public Instruction, Dr. Mitsukuri, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology 

 in the Univei-sity of Tokyo, Professor S. Matsubara, Priucipal 

 of the Imperial Fisheries Institute, Dr. T. Fujita^ Professor 

 of Zoology in the same, Mr. Maki, Head of the Fisheries 

 Bureau, for kind introductions, Dr. Kishinouiye of the 

 Fisheries Department who devoted much time and thought to 

 helping me, to the officials of the several Fishery Schools 

 and Experimental Stations who made my visits profitable, to 

 Mr. Kondo, Mr. Maruoka and other merchants who gave me 

 interviews and practical suggestions, and to Mr. S. Fujita of 

 the Zoological Department in the College of Science, Tokyo 

 University, who gave many days of his s^mre time to act as 

 my assistant in tours, and as translator of numerous laws, 

 regulations, and reports. 



1 desire also to express my obligations to His Excellency 

 Sir Claude Maedonald, k.c.b., British j^mbassador, to other 

 members of the Embassy, to Mr. T. Harrington, Yiee-Consnl in 

 Yokohama, and to the Consul-General of the United States, for 

 kind introductions and other assistance. 



In the way of books and papers I am indebted for assistance 

 to various publications mostly official or the work of officials 

 or experts ; such as " Japan in the 20th Century " prepared 

 for the St. Louis Exposition of 1904, various catalogues and 

 brochures prepared for other exhibitions, two pamphlets by 

 Dr. Hugh M. Smith of the Fisheries De])artment, U.S.A., a 

 learned lecture delivered in America by Dr. Mitsukuri on the 

 culture of aquatic fauna, a note by Dr. Kishinouiye on 

 Fisheries in Japan, a report by Mr. T. Kitahara on the coral 

 fisheries, three official reports descriptive of some of the fishes, 

 and several minor brochures and articles in various languages ; 

 annuals issued by the Japanese Government have provided 



