48* EEPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



and instructions were given to the collector of customs at Boston, Mr. 

 C, B. Simmons, to supply this and such facilities as were required. 

 Every assurance was received from Mr. Simmons of his willingness to 

 co-operate; and the steamer, the revenue-cutter Grant, was in readiness 

 on the arrival of the English steamer; but, as it proved, the deposit of 

 the two surviving fish had already been made. 



It is, of course, impossible to tell whether from a single pair of fish 

 any yield may be exjiected. The fact is, however, now one of record, 

 that soles have been actually transported and introduced into American 

 waters. Mr. Mather's account of his experiences on this trip will be 

 found in the Apj)endix. 



