TKANSMISSION OF SALMON EGGS TO AUSTRALIA, ETC. 869 

 [luclosiire 1 in No. 23.] 

 Professor Baird to Rohert J. Creighton, Esq. 



Washington, 5th January, 1878. 



Sir : Mindful of tlie desire of Kew Zealand to obtain an additional 

 supply of wliitefisli eggs, I arranged with Mr. F. IST. Clark, of ITortliville, 

 Mich., for half a million, and to bring them forward to a proper stage for 

 shipment. I am informed that the eggs are now ready, and he has been 

 instructed to forward them to you at once. They are to be j)ut up in ten 

 packets of 50,000 each, so as to be more conveniently divided. 



It may be well for you to confer with Mr. B. B. Eedding, Commissioner 

 for California, in regard to the proper treatment of these eggs. They 

 are not quite so far advanced as those of last year. 



Mr. Clark's charge for these eggs is $1 per thousand, or $500 for the 

 lot, exclusive, I presume, of packing and exijressage. If you have not 

 this amount on hand you can collect it at your earliest convenience from 

 the colony and send it direct to Mr. Clark. My own appropriation did 

 not permit me to incur so large an expense during the present season. 



It is possible that for greater security the eggs may be shii^ped in two 

 lots at intervals of two or three days, so that if one is lost the other may 

 not be. 



Presuming that you have ample instructions from iN'ew Zealand as to 

 the distribution of these eggs, and leaving it to you to attend to their 

 specific assignment, 

 I have, &c., 



SPENOEE F. BAIED, 



Commissioner. 



E. J. Creighton, Esq., 



Agent for New Zealand^ San Francisco, Cal. 



[Inclosure 2 in No. 23.] 

 Mr, E. J. Creighton to Professor Baird. 



San Francisco, 15th January, 1878. 



Sir : Accept my best thanks for yoiu* letters and telegrams, and the 

 valuable contributions of food-fish for New Zealand which you have 

 been good enough to make on behalf of the United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 



I have forwarded your letters and telegrams to the New Zealand Gov- 

 ernment, which wiU not fail to appreciate your kindness. Mr. Clark 

 telegraphed me of the departure of the ova from North^ille on the 11th, 

 and I expect their arrival to-night or to-morrow. I have made arrange- 

 ment for their shipment per City of Sydney, which sails for New Zea- 

 land and Australia on the 21st instant, and have apprised the govern- 

 ment by cablegram of the consignment. Mr. Clark's bill for the eggs 



