ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT SERIES 
Since the advent of the Administrative Report Series, considerable confusion 
has arisen concerning its system of numbering the separates composing it. Inas- 
much as the Reports of the Divisions vary in order from year to year, many 
have found their designations as ‘‘Appendix No. J, II, II], or IV” very confusing. 
To relieve this, it has been decided to number them as ‘Administrative Report 
No.—.’’ Inasmuch as 20 separates had already been printed in this series before 
starting the numbers, it was deemed advisable to begin the numbering with 
Administrative Report No. 21. Of course, numbers cannot be printed on those 
already off the press, but for the information of those who wish to know what 
the first 20 were, they are numbered for filing purposes as follows: 
No. 1. Report, Commissioner of Fisheries, 1931. 
No. 2. Alaska Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries, 1930. 
No. 3. Fishery Industries of the United States, 1930. 
No. 4. Progress in Biological Inquiries, 1930. 
No. 5. Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1931. 
No. 6. Report, Commissioner of Fisheries, 1932. 
No. 7. Alaska Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries; 1931. 
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. 8. Fishery Industries of the United States, 1931. 
No. 9. Progress in Biological Inquiries, 1931. 
No. 10. Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1932. 
No. 11. Alaska Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries, 1932. 
No. 12. Progress in Biological Inquiries, 1932. 
No. 13. Fishery Industries of the United States, 1932. 
No. 14. Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1933. 
No. 15. Fishery Industries of the United States, 1933. 
No. 16. Alaska Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries, 1933. 
No. 17. Progress in Biological Inquiries, 1933. 
No. 18. Propagation and Distribution of Food Fishes, 1934. 
No. 19. Alaska Fishery and Fur-Seal Industries, 1934. 
No. 20. Fishery Industries of the United States, 1934. 
Note that the last Commissioner’s Report was for 1982. Since then its place 
has been taken by a reprint from the Report of the Secretary of Commerce 
under the title ‘‘Bureau of Fisheries.” Inasmuch as it is no longer a Bureau 
publication, it is not numbered; but it will be supplied to any who request the 
Report of the Commissioner for any year since 19382. 

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