LII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



On February 22, 18S6, 25,000 brook-trout eggs, from Northville, were 

 repacked at Cold Spring Harbor, and sent to the Vereiu per steamer 

 Eider. 



On February 19, 1886, 25,000 rainbow-trout eggs, from Wytbeville, 

 were shipped to the Fischerei Verein on the steamer Hermann. 10,000 

 eggs of this species were sent to Max von dem Borne on January 24, 

 1887. 30,000 eggs were sent from Wytbeville February 7 and 14, 1S87, 

 to Herr von Behr. 



Attempts to convey sunfish, red-eye, and white perch in 1886 and 1887 

 to Max von dem Borne have been described in the systematic account 

 of these species. 



Mexico. — By request of the minister of Mexico, 25,000 lake-trout 

 eggs were sent from North ville, January 18, 1886, to Estevan Chazari, 

 of the City of Mexico. 



New Zealand. — On February 5, 1886, there were sent from the North- 

 ville Station 1,000,000 whitefish eggs to Mr. Charles B. Buckland, of 

 San Francisco, destined for Sir Julius Yogel, Wellington, New Zea- 

 land. Owing to want of care in transportation this shipment was a 

 failure. 



On January 5, 1887, there were forwarded from Northville 1,500,000 

 whitefish eggs to Mr. Charles B. Buckland, acting resident agent for the 

 New Zealand Government at San Francisco, to be forwarded to New 

 Zealand. These eggs were taken by- the steamer Alameda and their 

 safe arrival was acknowledged February 26 by Mr. W. J. M. Larnach r 

 minister of marine. About one-half of the eggs were placed alive in 

 the hatcheries. 



Switzerland. — 1,000,000 whitefish eggs and 50,000 eggs of the lake 

 trout were sent to Switzerland January 13, 18S6, per steamer Amerique, 

 via Havre. On February 2, 10,000 brook-trout eggs were forwarded. 

 On February 15 Col. Emil Frey announced the safe arrival of the 

 whitefish and lake-trout eggs, and their distribution to the hatcheries 

 at Zurich, Zug, Geneva, Locarno, Interlaken, Lucerne, Brassus, Saint 

 Moritz, Stanz, and Chur. 



Assistance rendered by steamer Albatross.— Note has been made, under 

 the heading of the steamer A lb a tross, of the services rendered on March 

 30 by the officers and crew of that vessel in saving part of the town of 

 Key West, Fla., from a destructive fire. 



On the 19th of July, as the steamer Albatross was returning to Wood's 

 Holl from a dredging trip, the steam-collier Panther, belonging to the 

 Philadelphia and Beading Railroad Company, was discovered aground 

 off Naushon, and was assisted from her perilous positio?i. 



10. — PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF THE METHODS AND RESULTS OF THE 



COMMISSION. 



At the exposition held at Louisville, Ky., during this year, a few of 

 the appliances of the Fish Commission were displayed in connection 



