REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 78 



of the Census, the statistics gathered by the Ooiiimission coucerniug 

 the whale, porpoise, seal, and walrus lisheries of the United States 

 were furnished to the Census Office. 



The Secretary of War authorized the location of a fish -hatchery on 

 the military reservation at Fort Gaston, Cal., and continued the privi- 

 lege of allowing Fort Washington, on the Potomac Itiver, to be used 

 as a shad -hatchery. 



Acknowledgments are due to the Government Printing Office for the 

 excellent manner in which the j)ublications of the Commission have 

 been handled and for many courtesies extended in the matter of prompt 

 compliance with requests for other official printing and binding. 



To the Signal Office we are indebted for records of temperature ob- 

 servations on the Korth Atlantic Coast. 



The Agricultural Department furnished flowers and grass seed for 

 the Neosho Station. 



The health officer of the District furnished monthly statistics of the 

 Washington fish markets. 



The steam launch Bhie Wing was loaned to the District Commission- 

 ers while the police boat was being lepaired. 



The steamer AJhatross brought aninuils from the Galapagos Islands 

 for the National Zoological Park, Washington, D, C. 



RKLATIONS wrni FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



Belgium. — In February, 1890, 25,000 eggs of the rainbow trout were 

 forwarded toMaj. W. Turner, Florin ville, in exchange for 25,000 eggs 

 of the Von Behr trout, which were received during that month. 



Canada. — During the fall of 1890 100 carp were sent to the inspector 

 of fisheries at Winnepeg, Manitoba, and during the winter of 1890-91 

 10,000 eggs of the Von Behr trout, 10,000 eggs of the Loch Leven trout, 

 and 10,000 landlocked salmon eggs were forwarded to Mr. W. P. 

 Greenough, Portneuf, Quebec. 



France. — 100,000 eggs of the California salmon were sent to the 

 Societe Natiouale d'Acclimatation, Paris, in January, 1890, and 90,000 

 in January, 1891. Both of these shipments were received in excellent 

 condition. 



Germany. — In the fall and winter of 1889, crawfish, catfish, sunfish, 

 white perch, and tortoises were sent to Max von dem Borne. Of these 

 90 crawfish, 3 catfish, 14 sunfish, and 3 tortoise were received alive. 

 In May of 1890 and in the winter of 1890-91 white perch, sunfish, and 

 strawberry bass were sent to him, but all except two white perch died 

 before reaching their destination. 



To Ilerr von Behr, president of the Deutsche Fischerei Verein, were 

 sent, in 1890, 20,000 bi-ook trout eggs and 40,000 landlocked salmon eggs ; 

 and in 1891, 100,000 whitefish egg^, 10,000 rainbow trout eggs, and 

 20,000 landlocked salmon eggs. 



In January, 1890, 10,000 rainbow trout eggs were sent to Herr Carl 

 Schuster, Freiburg. 



