XXIV REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Mr. Goode reached New York on his return. Most of his party came 
with him; Mr. Rockwell, alone, having been taken ill and left behind 
in London in charge of his brother. : 
The great superiority of the American exhibit, and the interest felt 
in it, were manifested by the assignment to ‘ne United States of the 
Bat prize of the Emperor William, consisting of a silver epergne of 
great artistic merit and costly character. Numerous medals of gold, 
silver, and bronze, and diplomas of honorable mention, were also issued 
to American exhibitors. 
The number of such medals would doubtless have been much greater 
but for the fact that most of the articles exhibited had been purchased 
at the expense of the Government appropriation, and being the property 
of the United States could not enter into the special competition. Such 
firms and individuals as presented what they had to show to the United 
States for the purpose in question secured a large number of prizes; 
and many more would have been obtained had the numbers of such 
liberally disposed parties been greater. 
As mentioned in a previous paragraph, the collections were shipped 
by way of Bremen to the United States, and, as already explained, 
came free of ocean or railway charges from Bremen to Washington. 
The remission of freight charges represented a contribution of many 
, thousands of dollars; and without this the appropriation made by Con- 
‘ gress for the purpose in question would have been entirely inadequate. 
The transfer from Germany of perishable articles, such as the plaster 
casts, to the United States was, unfortunately, not so satisfactory; many 
being broken and requiring a considerable amount of time for their 
» restoration. 
Much pleasant intercourse was had by the American representatives 
at Berlin with associates from other countries; and some valuable 
exchanges of specimens were made, which tend materially to enrich the 
collections of the National Museum. 
Mr. Goode, since his return, has been actively engaged‘in making up 
his report, which it is hoped will be ready for presentation to Congress 
through the State Department at an early day. 
C.—INQUIRY INTO THE HISTORY AND STATISTICS OF FOOD 
FISHES. 
7.—FIELD OPERATIONS AT NEWPORT, R. I. 
The central station, selected by the Commission for field work during 
the summer of 1880, was Newport, R. I., a point intermediate between 
Wood’s Holl and Noank, the places which had been occupied in previ- 
ous years. Quarters for the party were found in different parts of the 
city, while a wharf and factory building belonging to Mr. John A. Gris- 
wold furnished the necessary facilities for boats and for laboratory pur- 
