XXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



with Thomas Wilson, United States consul at Ghent, looking to the in- 

 troduction of the American catfish into Belgium. 



Ecuador. — In May of the present year thirty cari) were forwarded 

 to E. G. Blackford, New York, who delivered them to Frederick Wesson, 

 of 75 William street, for shipment to Ecuador. On the 21st of May 

 they were forwarded per steamer Colon. On the 23d of August Mr. 

 Wesson was able to announce that six of the carp had safely arrived and 

 had been deposited in a lake on the estate of Seiior Jijon, near Quito, 

 although not until numerous difficulties had been overcome. 



Costa Rica. — In November Hon. William Hunter, of the State De- 

 partment, made application in behalf of Arthur Morrell, United States 

 consul in Costa Eica, for a can of living carj). These were forwarded 

 to New York December 15, and left on the steamer of December 20 

 for Aspinwall, consigned to Mr. Morrell, at San Jose, Costa Rica. Dr. 

 Bransford, of the Navy, was a passenger on the steamer, and kindly un- 

 dertook to give them the necessary supervision on the voyage. 



Mexico. — Early in the year Maj. Gen. O. E. C. Ord took with him 

 a supply of carp to the city of Mexico. News was received from him, 

 March 10, of their safe arrival. 



Canada. — As on one or two previous occasions, carp were this year 

 sent to Samuel Wilmot, superintendent of fisheries, Newcastle, Ontario. 

 On December 31 he reported that they reached him in good condition. 



5. — FISHERY EXHIBITIONS. 



Last year a full account was given of the participation of the United 

 States in the International Fishery Exhibition at Berlin, and of the 

 safe return of the collections. These were in due time installed in the 

 National Museum so far as practicable. On February 18, Congress 

 passed a bill, which had been introduced by the Hon. J. G. Carlisle, to 

 admit free of duty the vase which was awarded to the United States 

 Fish Commissioner. On the 28th of February this bill was signed by 

 the President and became a law. On the 30th of March the Hon. 

 James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, transmitted the various medals 

 and diplomas which had been awarded to the American Exhibitors. 

 These were forwarded to the proper persons. During the year there 

 was held a fishery exhibition at Norfolk, England, and another was an- 

 nounced for Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1882, in both of which the United 

 States Commission was asked to participate, but it was necessary to 

 decline the invitations. 



6. — FISH COMMISSION BULLETIN. 



On the 14th of February Congress, by joint resolution (House reso- 

 lution No. 372), authorized the publication annually of a Bulletin of 

 600 pages, to contain the announcements of new observations, disco v- 



