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and taking off large quantities of fisb, in some instances 

 landing their seines on shores without permission of the pro- 

 prietors, and in defiance of them. »Such depredations and 

 lawlessness should he stopped. 



We helieve tliat with 2>i"oper e(|uipmentSj and an annual 

 appropriation of ten t]iousai.. t dollars, the best food fishes 

 can be propagated in sufiicient numbers, to meet the increas- 

 ing diminution, and restore our abandoned fisheiies. 



We beg leave here to express our grateful acknowledgments 

 to all those, who have from time to time aided us in stocking 

 our rivers, and in other work connected with the Commission, 

 without whose aid we could not have accomplished so much 

 with the means at our disposal. In addition to those whom 

 we have already mentioned. Ave beg to express our especial 

 thanks to Vice-Presidents John King and Wm. Koyser, of 

 the Baltimore and Ohio Kailroad for free transportation. To 

 Thos. E. fSharpe, Master of Transportation and Mr. Oliver 

 Hoblitzel, of the same road, for many acts of courtesy, by 

 which we Avere enabled to move live lisli with rapidity on their 

 fast trainee. To Tresident, J. M. Hood, of the Western Mary- 

 land Railroad, and Mr. Geo. C. W^ilkins, Superintendent of the 

 Northern Central Railroad, for free transportation, and for 

 general orders, whicli insured tlie assistance of their agents. 

 We are also indebted to Mr. Sainuel M. Shoemaker, the Resi- 

 dent Manager of Adams' Express Company, for an oider in- 

 structing all agents of his Company to transport freight of the 

 Commission at half price. To Ex- Vice-President, DuBarry, 

 for free transportation during his administration, on the 

 Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. And to Mr. Augustus 

 Albert, President of the Cliester River Steamboat Company, 

 for full use of their line of Steamers. 



Respectfully suljmitted, 



T. B. Ferguson, 

 Philip W. Dow^-ep, 



Commissioner.s of Fisheries. 

 January Is/!, 1876. 



