CXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
fisheries of the Gulf States, including western Florida. He began at 
Key West and prosecuted the inquiry along the west coast of Florida, 
and thence westwardly. On April 22, 1889, the canvass was abandoned 
at Scranton, Miss., the failing health of Capt. Collins rendering it 
impossible to continue the inquiry. 
On May 8, 1889, Mr. Ansley Hall was appointed as a statistical agent 
and ordered to collect statistics and study the methods and relations of 
the fisheries in Rhode Island. At the close of the year this investiga- 
tion was still in progress. 
Mr. Charles H. Stevenson was appointed a statistical agent on May 
2, 1889, and on May 6 was detailed to make an investigation of the 
fisheries of Kew York. The inquiry had not been completed at the 
close of the fiscal year. 
Capt. S. J. Martin was employed as resident agent at Gloucester, 
Mass., in collecting statistics of the daily receipts of fish from vessels 
and boats. 
On April 15, 1889, Mr. F. K. Dimick was appointed as the resident 
local agent at Boston, Mass., for the collection of fishery statistics at 
that port. 
Mr. E. F. Locke, who is the custodian of the fish-liatcliery at Glou- 
cester, has been detailed to assist in the collection of statistics at that 
port, and at the close of the year is engaged in that duty. 
After the completion of his duties in connection with the exposition 
at Cincinnati, Mr. E. C. Bryan was detailed to assist in the compila- 
tion of the report prepared by me on the construction and equipment 
of the Grampus , and also the report concerning her operations. Later 
he was assigned to his regular duties in the division of fisheries. 
Mr. C. B. Hudson was employed as artist for the division from Septem- 
ber 15, 1888, to the close of the fiscal year. In the early part of the 
year he was employed as artist in connection with the preparation of 
material for the Fish Commission exhibit at Cincinnati. 
Mr. J. J. Corridon was detailed from the Commissioner's office to assist 
me in an official investigation of the stranding and abandonment of the 
Grampus , etc., and later he was assigned to the office of statistics ol 
the division of fisheries and placed on its rolls. 
Mr. T. W. Keller was assigned to duty in the division of fisheries 
July 1, 1888, and continued in the service of the division until March 
31, 1889, wiien he was transferred to the fish-cultural division. His 
work in the office was chiefly in pasting newspaper clippings. 
Mrs. I. M. Palmer was detailed from the Commissioner’s office for 
duty in the division of fisheries to assist in the work of pasting and 
classifying newspaper clippings. 
Mr. H. E. Martin was appointed as clerk in the statistical office of 
the division on July 11, 1888, and resigned on March 31, 1889. 
Mr. S. Le R. Pritchard wan appointed as clerk in the statistical office 
of the division on April 16, 1889. 
