LII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
On February 22, 1886, 25,000 brook-trout eggs, from Northville, were 
repacked at Cold Spring Harbor, and sent to the Verein per steamer 
Hider. ‘* 
On February 19, 1886, 25,000 rainbow-trout eggs, from Wytheville, 
were shipped to the Fischerei Verein on the steamer Hermann. 10,000 — 
eggs of this species were sent to Max von dem Borne on January 24, 
1887. 30,000 eggs were sent from Wytheville February 7 and 14, 1887, 
to Herr von Behr. f 
Attempts to convey sunfish, red-eye, and white perch in 1886 and 1887 — 
to Max von dem Borne have been described in the systematic account 
of these species. é 
Mexico.—By request of the minister of Mexico, 25,000 lake-trout . 
eggs were sent from Northville, January 18, 1886, to Estevan Chazari, — 
of the City of Mexico. i 
New Zealand.—On February 5, 1886, there were sent from the North- — 
ville Station 1,000,000 whitefish eggs to Mr. Charles B. Buckland, of | 
San Francisco, destined for Sir Julius Vogel, Wellington, New Zea- 
land. Owing to want of care in transportation this shipment was a 4 
failure. 
On January 5, 1887, there were forwarded from Northville 1,500,000 , 
whitefish eggs to Mr. Charles B. Buckland, acting resident agent for the — 
New Zealand Government at San Francisco, to be forwarded to New : 
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Zealand. These eggs were taken by the steamer Alameda and their — 
safe arrival was acknowledged February 26 by Mr. W. J. M. Larnach, 
minister of marine. About one-half of the eggs were placed alive in — 
the hatcheries. 4 
Switzerland.—1,000,000 whitefish eggs and 50,000 eggs of the lake — 
trout were sent to Switzerland January 13, 1886, per steamer Amerique, — 
via Havre. On February 2, 10,000 brook-trout eggs were forwarded. 
On February 15 Col. Emil Frey announced the safe arrival of the 
whitefish and lake-trout eggs, and their distribution to the hatcheries 
at Zurich, Zug, Geneva, Locarno, Interlaken, Lucerne, Brassus, Saint 
Moritz, Stanz, and Chur. 
Assistance rendered by steamer Albatross.—Note has been made, under 
the heading of the steamer Albatross, of the services rendered on March — 
30 by the officers and crew of that vessel in saving part of the town of 
Key West, Fla., from a destructive fire. 
On the 19th of July, as the steamer Albatross was returning to Wood’s 
Holl from a dredging trip, the steam-collier Panther, belonging to the 
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, was discovered aground 
off Naushon, and was assisted from her perilous position. 







10.—PUBLIG EXHIBITIONS OF THE METHODS AND RESULTS OF THE. 
0, COMMISSION. 
At the exposition held at Louisville, Ky., during this year, a few of 
the appliances of the Fish Commission were displayed in connection 
