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  6 
  

  

  U. 
  S. 
  COMMISSION 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES, 
  

  

  JOHN 
  J. 
  BRICE, 
  Commissioner. 
  

  

  U« 
  •. 
  IfttJonil 
  ll^J^y 
  

  

  p^RT 
  xx:iii. 
  

  

  REPORT 
  

  

  THE 
  COMMISSIONER 
  

  

  THE 
  YEAR 
  ENDING 
  JUNE 
  30, 
  1897. 
  

  

  f/cS^' 
  

  

  7 
  .."^ 
  

  

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  ., 
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  c> 
  -) 
  , 
  

  

  washingto:n^: 
  

  

  GOVERNMENT 
  PRINTING 
  OFFICE. 
  

  

  1808. 
  

  

  