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of the Census, the statistics gathered by the Commission concerning 
the whale, porpoise, seal, and walrus fisheries of the United States 
were furnished to the Census Office. 
The Secretary, of War authorized the location of a fish-hatchery on 
the military reservation at Fort Gaston, Cal., and continued the privi- 
lege of allowing Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, to be used 
as a Shad-hatchery. 
Acknowledgments are due to the Government Printing Office for the 
excellent manner in which the publications of the Commission have 
been handled and for many courtesies extended in the matter of prompt 
compliance with requests for other official printing and binding. 
To the Signal Office we are indebted for records of temperature ob- 
servations on the North Atlantic Coast. 
The Agricultural Department furnished flowers and erase seed for 
the Neosho Station. 
The health officer of the District furnished monthly statistics of the 
Washington fish markets. 
The steam launch Blue Wing was loaned to the District Commission- 
ers while the police boat was being repaired. 
The steamer Albatross brought animals from the Galapagos Islands 
for the National Zoédlogical Park, Washington, D. C. 
RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Belgium.—In February, 1890, 25,000 eggs of the rainbow trout were 
forwarded to Maj. W. Turner, igen ite in exchange for 25,000 eggs 
_of the Von Behr trout, which were received during that month. 
Canada.—During the fall of 1890 100 carp were sent to tlie inspector 
of fisheries at Winnepeg, Manitoba, and during the winter of 1890-91 
10,000 eggs of the Von Behr trout, 10,000 eggs of the Loch Leven trout, 
and 10,000 landlocked salmon eggs were forwarded to Mr. W. P. 
Greenough, Portneuf, Quebec. 
France.—100,000 eggs of the California salmon were sent to the 
Société Nationale d’Acclimatation, Paris, in January, 1890, and 90,000 
in January, 1891. Both of these shipments were received in Srcollant 
condition. 
Germany.—In the fall and winter of 1889, crawfish, catfish, sunfish, 
white perch, and tortoises were sent to Max von dem Borne. Of these 
90 crawfish, 3 catfish, 14 sunfish, and 3 tortoise were received alive. 
In May of 1890 and in the winter of 1890-91 white perch, sunfish, and 
strawberry bass were sent to him, but all except two white perch died 
before reaching their destination. 
To Herr von Behr, president of the Deutsche Fischerei Verein, were 
sent, in 1890, 20,000 brook trout eggs and 40,000 landlocked salmon eggs ; 
and in 1891, 100,000 whitefish eggs, 10,000 rainbow trout eggs, and 
20,000 landlocked salmon eggs. 
In January, 1890, 10,000 rainbow trout eggs were sent to Herr Carl 
_ Schuster, Freiburg. 
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