INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 



The Reports comprised in the "Zoological Results of the 

 Fishing- Experiments carried out by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' " 

 have been prepared at the Australian Museum, Sydney, under 

 the authority of the Trustees, and at the request of the Hon. 

 The Minister for Trade and Customs. 



The material for investigation is sent direct from the 

 "Endeavour" by the Director of Fisheries (Mr. H. C. Dan- 

 nevig) to the Australian Museum, and, after elaboration, is 

 distributed as follows :— -All "types" are held in reserxe for the 

 Fisheries Branch of the Department of Trade and Customs ; 

 a set of "co-types" are retained by the Trustees; the 

 remainder of the specimens are distributed to the other Aus- 

 tralasian State Museums in the name of the Minister for 

 Trade and Customs. 



The Reports deal with the Fishes collected on the coasts 

 of New South Wales, \'ictoria, South Australia and Tas- 

 mania. The Asteroidea and Sponges are from the same waters 

 with the addition of those of the Queensland coast. The 

 Mollusca are a more specialised series, chiefly obtained off 

 Cape Wiles, South Australia. The new Asvmmetron comes 

 from the Great Australian Bight, and a sample of (ilobigerina 

 Ooze was obtained to the east of Tasmania. 



