REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON 

 FOREIGN RELATIONS. 



In this, its third report, the Committee on Foreign Re- 

 lations presents to the Society certain matter relating to 

 fish culture and fisheries in Russia, Germany, and New 

 Zealand. The information regarding fish culture in Rus- 

 sia has been furnished by request by Mr. Nicholas Borodine, 

 honorary member of the Society, and late chief specialist 

 in fish culture in the Department of Agriculture. St. Peters- 

 burg, Russia. The data for the German Empire are based 

 on various articles appearing in German fishery publica- 

 tions and translated for the present purpose by the chair- 

 man of the committee. Some of the results of fish acclima- 

 tization in New Zealand have been communicated by Mr. 

 L. F. Ayson, a -corresponding member of the Society; and a 

 note on the progress of fish culture in Argentina has been 

 rccei\cd from Mr. E. A. Tulian, an actixe member of the 

 Society. 



FISH CULTURE IN RUSSIA. 



The Russian government has one central fish-cultural 

 station at Nikolsk, Government of Novgorod, established 

 by the well-known Russian fish culturist, Vrassky. dis- 

 coverer of the dry method of artificial fecundation of 

 fish eggs in 1854, and purchased by the government from 

 the said Vrassky in 1869. Here is a hatchery for trout 

 eggs — a copy of the oldest in Europe, at Huningen, Alsatia. 

 At Nikolsk the building is of good size, but as operations 

 are conducted along old-fashioned lines, the output is small. 

 The station is 40 kilometers from the railroad. Hiere are 

 many suitable ponds for trout, also a large lake. The 



