14 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Key West, preparatory to proceeding north for the usual shad propa- 
gation. This work was taken up in the Delaware River, off Gloucester 
City, and though the season was backward, no eggs being taken till 
May 6, the results were very successful and operations were continued 
till June 13. 
NEW STATIONS. 
Work at the new stations under construction when the last report 
was submitted has been continued, and the stations at Bullochville, 
Ga., and Nashua, N. H., completed so that fish-cultural operations 
have been begun. 
At Cold Spring station, near Bullochville, 5 of the ponds finished 
in 1900 have been considerably enlarged, and 8 new large ponds and 
335 small rearing-ponds have been built, giving a total pond area of 6 
acres. An office and storehouse, 25 feet by 45 feet, and a stable, 20 feet 
by 30 feet, have been erected, and fencing, driveways, and grading 
finished. Water is supplied to the residence, stable, and grounds by 
means of a hydraulic ram. 
At Nashua, N. H., a ditch 630 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet 
deep, was excavated along the pond system to protect it from the 
effects of storms. Fourteen new rearing-ponds were completed, 8 
wells driven, new flumes constructed, shade trees planted, and other 
minor work performed. 
At Edenton, N. C., the attempt to obtain water for bass ponds by 
means of artesian wells has not proved a success, the flow being 
entirely inadequate for that purpose. Accordingly some of the marsh 
land on the station has been cleared of cypress trees and stumps and 
the construction of ponds begun where they may be supplied with 
water from Pembroke Creek. This ground is so low that the pro- 
posed ponds must be drained by pumping, and a plant for this purpose 
has been installed. The necessary outbuildings have been erected, 
boats and equipment purchased, and.the upper floor of the hatchery 
strengthened to provide quarters for the station force. 
NORTH CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL STATION. 
The act of Congress approved May 12, 1900, authorizing the estab- 
lishment of a biological station and laboratory in North Carolina, 
contained no provision for the purchase of land. Though this defect 
would doubtless have been rectified at the next session of Congress, 
the opening of the laboratory would have been delayed at least a 
year anda half. To avoid this delay several institutions of learning 
interested in the early completion of the station, at the suggestion of 
Prof. J. A. Holmes, State geologist of North Carolina, subseribed the 
amount necessary to purchase the desired property, and, by a deed 
dated March 25, 1901, donated it to the Government, subject to no 
eonditions. While this action was very gratifying, since it permitted 
work to be begun at once, it was taken independently by the donors, 
without the advice or solicitation of the Commission. After due 
