REPORT 



OF TIIK 



UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES 



FOU THE 



FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1893. 



The report herewith presented covers the operations of the Commis- 

 sion during- the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1893, and ending- June 30, 

 1803. The apijropriatious made by Congress were as follows : 



For curreut expenses : 



Compeusntiou of the Commissiouer $5, 000 



Propagation of food- fishes 152, 500 



Distribution of food-lishes 45, 000 



Maintenance of vessels 68, 900 



Inquiry respecting food-hshes 15, 000 



Statistical inquiry 15, 000 



Total 301, 400 



For completion of lish-cultural stations: 



Green Lake and Craig Brook, Me 8, 000 



-St. Johnshury, Vt 10,000 



Leadville, Colo 15, 000 



North ville, Mich 3, 000 



For establishment of fish-cnltural stations: 



Montana 10, 000 



Texas 10,000 



For conducting examinations relative to the advisability 

 of establishing lish-cultural stations: 



Washington 1, 000 



Tennessee 1, 000 . 



South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska 1, 000 



Wyoming 400 



In accordance with law, a report showing details of expenditures 

 from the foregoing- appropriations was submitted to Congress December 

 4, 1893 (Senate Mis. Doc. No. 4, Fifty-third Congress, second session). 



DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION. 



The work of this division has been under the general supervision of 

 the chief clerk of the Commission, Mr. Herbert A. Gill. To it are 

 assigned all matters connected with the general personnel of the Com- 

 mission, approj)riations, accounts, publications, library, office of archi- 

 tect and engineer, and other incidents of administration not specifically 

 chargeable to any of the other divisions. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



In order that the information secured by the. Commission may be 



placed in the hands of those interested at as early a date as possible, 



it has been the custom for some years to distribute, in advance of the 



completed reports and bulletins of the Commission, pamphlet copies of 



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