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  amine 
  tisli. 
  as 
  a 
  greal 
  iiiaiiy 
  iM])e 
  c)lle^s 
  were 
  

   reported. 
  

  

  May 
  25.— 
  Clear 
  and 
  warm. 
  Sent 
  dis])at('li 
  to 
  Maj. 
  Fer- 
  

   guson 
  in 
  regard 
  to 
  action 
  of 
  gillers. 
  Mr. 
  Ret- 
  

   tig 
  left 
  at 
  7 
  P. 
  M. 
  having 
  arranged 
  machinery 
  

   of 
  Barge 
  iSo. 
  2. 
  Sent 
  to 
  Havi-e 
  de 
  Grace 
  for 
  

   sliipnient. 
  ].7r>(),0()() 
  young 
  fisli, 
  which 
  were 
  

   tnrned 
  over 
  to 
  Mr. 
  Simmons. 
  Also 
  sent 
  three 
  

   men 
  to 
  assist 
  in 
  taking 
  care 
  of 
  them. 
  There 
  

   were 
  41 
  cans 
  and 
  f) 
  large 
  cylinders. 
  Receiv- 
  

   ed 
  disx)atcli 
  fi-om 
  Maj. 
  Ferguson 
  in 
  regard 
  to 
  

   gillers, 
  offering 
  as 
  an 
  inducement 
  to 
  allow 
  us 
  

   to 
  examine 
  their 
  tish, 
  the 
  following 
  prizes 
  : 
  

   .tr>< 
  ».(>() 
  to 
  gillei' 
  t'ui'uishing 
  greatest 
  mnriber 
  of 
  

   ripe 
  Hsli, 
  *25.()() 
  to 
  second 
  and 
  $l().<)()to 
  third. 
  

   Also 
  ordered 
  A. 
  Hamlen 
  and 
  Jones 
  to 
  Wash- 
  

   ton. 
  'Phis 
  left 
  me 
  with 
  a 
  small 
  force 
  mostly 
  

   new 
  men 
  and 
  they 
  only 
  obtained 
  240, 
  OOO 
  eggs 
  

   at 
  night. 
  

  

  May 
  26. 
  — 
  Clear 
  and 
  warm. 
  Sent 
  A. 
  Handin 
  and 
  Jones 
  

   to 
  Washington, 
  furnishing 
  them 
  witl) 
  ti-ans- 
  

   }»oi-tari<>n 
  (U'dci-. 
  Transferi'ed 
  cones 
  and 
  tish 
  

   to 
  new 
  Machinej'v 
  Baj-ge. 
  r)btained 
  only 
  

   8(),()()() 
  eggs 
  at 
  night. 
  Men 
  -ivpoi-ted 
  great 
  

   scarcity 
  of 
  male 
  tish. 
  

  

  May 
  27. 
  — 
  (Hear 
  and 
  veiy 
  warm. 
  Had 
  men 
  at 
  work 
  

   cleaning 
  up 
  and 
  ai-ranging 
  liarge 
  Xo. 
  2. 
  — 
  

   Turned 
  1,07(),()0(> 
  young 
  fish 
  in 
  Narrows, 
  not 
  

   liaving 
  cans 
  in 
  wliich 
  to 
  trans] 
  )ort 
  them 
  above 
  

   Havre 
  de 
  (irace. 
  Obtained 
  only 
  l()(l,0()0 
  eggs 
  

   from 
  same 
  cause 
  as 
  before 
  stated. 
  Do 
  not 
  

   think 
  the 
  ]irize 
  system 
  will 
  work 
  well, 
  as 
  the 
  

   gillers 
  seem 
  averse 
  to 
  allowing 
  spawn 
  &c. 
  

   taken, 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  save 
  in 
  their 
  own 
  boats. 
  

  

  May 
  28.— 
  Clear 
  and 
  waim. 
  Strong 
  wind 
  from 
  S. 
  E. 
  

   about 
  1, 
  P. 
  M. 
  Sinmions 
  returned 
  with 
  

   cans, 
  &c. 
  

  

  