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Page. 



*; Vessels of the Commission— Continued. 



E. — The cauvas-back xxxv 



F. — Proposed flshiug schooner xxxv 



Its desirability and uses xxxv 



Captain Collins to prepare a model xxxv 



Loss of life from badly constructed schooners xxxv 



5. Fish hatching and transportation cars xxxvi 



Dimensions of car No. 1 xxxvi 



Dimensions of car No. 2 xxxvi 



Summary of the use made of them xxxvi 



6. Courtesies extended to the IT. S. Fish Commission. xxxvi 



A. — By the Government xxxvi 



The Treasury Department. xxxvi 



Secretary's Office xxxvi 



light-House Board xxxvi 



Coast Survey xxxvii 



Life-Saving Service. . : xxxvii 



The War Department ^. xxxviii 



Engineer Bureau xxxviii 



Signal Office xxxviii 



The Navy Department xxxix 



Bureau of Construction and Kepair xxxix 



Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting xxxix 



Bureau of Ordnance xxxix 



The Post-Office Department xxxix 



The Interior Department xxxix 



Patent Office , xxxix 



B. — By the railroads of the United States xxxix 



Special arrangement and prices for Fish Commission cars xl 



Free trips granted to cars by certain roads , xl 



C. — By foreign steamship companies xli 



D.— By foreign countries ... .,gp.j.^j,ij,^_...., xli 



Germany ,-.,^_.^^_^.,,.„ xli 



7. Courtesies extended by the U. S. Fish Commission xo foeeign countbies xli 



A. — Shipment of fish eggs to France , xli 



B. — Shipment of flsh and eggs to Germany i xli 



C. — Shipment of flsh eggs to Great Britain ... xlii 



D. — Shipment of flsh and eggs to Belgium xlii 



E.— Shipment of carp to Cuba xlii 



F — Shipment of carp to Brazil xlii 



G.— Shipment of fish eggs to United States of Colombia xlii 



H. — Shipment of carp to Mexico xlii 



8. The London and other Fisheries Exhibitions; -<}-iKfj-««iT'i!-'5«s- ^'" 



Preparations, packing, and shipment of exhibit -.-.^.wi>,.T«-...vv.-. • ... xliii 



The party accompanying the'exhibit xliii 



Space assigned and installation xliv 



Opinions expressed concerning our exhibit xlv 



Courtesies extended to the party , , . xlvi 



Fishery conferences and publications xl vii 



Jury vcork and -work of specialists..- ...i^. xlvii 



Anglers' tournament xlviii 



Closing of the exhibition andreturn of exhibits,.. ....,,, .ii.,,.,,,sa<iWsv.^jif..oiVji;>:&i/vjtJi./.Ms3ii 



List of jprizes awarded ..,......,.....,.,...,.,,..... ^i,atiUiiai. "te- ^s^.^sii.ui ^^iLsJU&iZ xMx 



Exhibition at Aalborg, Denmark .................. ..,,..,..,,v..^v.-liw5i!ifi-a:<»6.*jiia4<ijtia'2!' xlix 



Names of contributors to the success of the .London Exhibiti«Q:,vii'.i-oi4;.6di; ic-aoi;s*.'t>-3 a 1 



The official catalogue described ...-.■.. .■,.-.. ............ ^.......... j^*u.sii4i»fisa:itiiu»cos:ia^^^Z 1 



9. Publications of the Fish Commission m .1883fe.,-,a*i*^.:.iic.a>&& -Ai-M a:istet>y/.sa'j:&s ^id^ t 



Annual reports ■. .S.iiv'.ii ;,.,;.;•..•,.;;.--. ._• li 



Fish Commission bulletins ■. , li 



Miscellaneous pamphlets ......... ,.^. .,.._,, . »t^^..,.,^ , , .11 



Carp pamphlets ----,,i*3o.lK.iiJ&aiii(afeu,>S> .ii 



Editing of publications ia charge.of C. W. Smiley. . . . . .^isJsk'* ^3,60.^6. sWwJiwf: Ji 



10., The Wood's Holl Station .KU^U.i>i:-ik>2i..-i^ias!X liii 



Desirability of artificially prof-agating sea fishes ...£;*ijt»>:-4v?."|*.-s-<,';;j:vf liii 



Difficulties to be obviated liii 



