XXVI REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



December 10, 1884, Mr. Paul Matte, of Gross Lichterfelde, Prussia, 

 sent to the Fish Commissiou, per steamer Werra, 5 specimens of ma- 

 cropods, or paradise fish, all of which died shortly after their arrival. 



Great Britain.— On December 20, Sir James G. Maitland, Stirling, 

 Scotland, sent 100,000 Loch Leven trout eggs by steamship Furnessia. 

 They arrived in New York, January 2, in good condition. The National 

 Fish Culture Association of Great Britain offered to assist the Fish Com- 

 mission in obtaining turbot and sole. 



There arrived at New York, by the White Star Line, on February 25, 

 10,000 German trout {Salmo fario), a present from R. B. Marston, editor 

 of the Fishing Gazette, to the American Fish-Cultural Association. The 

 «ggs wore taken charge of by Mr. Mather and forwarded to the Cold 

 Spring Harbor hatchery. 



7. — COURTESIES TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



During the present year the requests for fish and fish eggs from for. 

 eign countries have been granted where the proposed shipments were 

 not impracticable or where the requests were not received too late in 

 the season to send the kinds of fish and eggs desired. When such was 

 the case a promise to send the following season was made. The coun- 

 tries receiving courtesies from the Commission are Belgium, France, 

 Germany, Great Britain, Mexico, Netherlands, and New Zealand. Black 

 bass, blue carp, catfish, golden ides, and leather and mirror carp, and 

 the ova of brook trout, lake trout, landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, 

 and whitefish have been furnished. 



The condition of the fish and eggs on their arrival at the various points 

 of destination can be seen by reference to the paragraphs devoted to 

 the respective countries below. 



Australia. — Under date of January 25 the Australian Fish Acclimati- 

 zation Society at Ballarat, Australia, made a request for lake trout ova. 

 The request, however, could not be granted, it being made too late in 

 the season, but an offer was made to send a lot in the following Decem- 

 ber should they be desired then. 



Belgium. — On November 15, 1884, ten cans, containing 100 catfish, 

 were shipped by steamer *Rhineland to Alfred Lefebvre, Ghent, Bel- 

 gium. Under date of November 28, Mr. E. Williquet reported the safe 

 arrival of 95 of the fish. 



France. — Three thousand eggs of the rainbow trout were forwarded 

 by steamer Normandie to the Soci4t6 d'Acclimatation, Paris, France. 

 Mr. C. Eaveret-Wattel, secretary of the society, under date of May 18, 

 reported that they arrived in " splendid condition." 



Germany. — A shipment of 1,000,000 whitefish eggs, 25,000 brook 

 trout eggs, and 25,000 lake trout eggs, all in good condition, was made 

 on January 12, to Herr von Behr, president of the Deutsche Fischerei- 

 Verein, Berlin, in the care of F. Busse, Geestemiinde, by the North 



