EEPOKT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHEEIES. XXVII 



German Lloyd steamer Neckar. A letter from Herr von Behr stated 

 that the eggs arrived " in the most perfect state." 



On March 20th, 12,000 eggs of the rainbow trout were received from 

 the Northville Station, at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, where they 

 were to be repacked for shipment to Germany. On unpacking the eggs 

 it was found that they were too far advanced for shipment, many having 

 already hatched on the way and died. These were exchanged for another 

 lot, which, though not quite so far advanced, were rather old for ship- 

 ment abroad. They were transported by a steamer of the North Ger- 

 man Lloyd Line which sailed on March 29. These eggs did not arrive in 

 good order, but Herr von Behr, who first wrote that he did not think a 

 single egg would give a healthy fry, afterwards reported that they had 

 done better than was first anticipated. 



At the request of Max von dem Borne, of Berneuchen, 100 big- 

 mouthed black bass {Micropterus salmoides) were shipi)ed on March 26, 

 bj' Bremen steamer, to the care of the Havre Aquarium at Havre, France. 

 The bass, however, died en route. 



Great Britain. — A shipment of 5,000 Schoodic salmon eggs was made 

 to Sir James Gibson Maitland, Howietoun Fishery, Stirling, Scotland, 

 by steamer Baltic, of the White Star Line, on the 8th of March. Un- 

 der date of March 21, they were reported as having arrived on the 19th 

 in "first-class condition," there being "only about twelve white eggs, 

 ten of which were unimpreguated." 



On the 14th of February a request for rainbow trout eggs was made 

 by Hon. Edward Birkbeck, M. P., on behalf of the National Fish Cult- 

 ure Association, South Kensington, London, England. Accordingly, 

 3,000 eggs were forwarded on April 18, by steamer Assyrian Monarch, 

 of the Monarch Line. The shipment did not meet with that success 

 which usually attends shipments of eggs to Great Britain. Under date 

 of May 15, Hon, Edward Birkbeck, M. P., vice-chairman of the associ- 

 ation, announced that on the arrival of the steamer the eggs were found 

 frozen through and killed. Fish eggs are usually placed in the pro- 

 vision room of the steamer, but on this occasion they were stored in 

 the beef room, where the temperature was said to be from 35° to 40<^ 

 F. If the eggs were frozen on their arrival in London, the tempera- 

 ture must have lowered considerably. 



Mr. W. T. Silk was dispatched to America early in October, and com- 

 missioned to procure specimens of black bass, carp, and other species. 

 On presenting his credentials, he was furnished by the Commission with 

 100 leather carp, 100 mirror carp, 20 blue carp, and 10 golden ides. 

 Under date of Burghley, Stamford, England, November 25, Mr. Silk 

 transmitted the thanks of the Marquis of Exeter, president of the Na- 

 tional Fish Culture Association, for the fish presented by this Govern- 

 ment. 



In response to a request from Dr. Michael Beverley of Norwich, 

 England, who was in attendance upon the Montreal meeting of the 



