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Commissioner in effecting a iarge southern distribution from 
the fish produced in North Carolina was to enable him to de- 
vote to the stocking of our own waters a larger proportion of 
the fish obtained in Maryland than we could otherwise have 
secured. We, therefore, very readily contributed the use of 
the steamer Lookout and the apparatus arranged on her deck 
(described in a previous report); and we also transferred the 
trained men who were in the employ of the Maryland Com- 
mission, the U. S. Commissioner defraying their expenses 
and paying their wages during the shad-hatching season. 
As the equipment referred to was a modification of that 
hitherto used, w T e give a representation of it in the frontis- 
piece of this report. 
Notwithstanding the fact that the main object in our co- 
operation with the United States Commissioner was to enable 
him to devote a larger percentage of fish produced in Mary- 
land waters to stocking our own streams than would other- 
wise have been possible, yet as the United States Commission' 
was willing to turn over to us what fish we wished for Mary- 
land waters, we secured two shipments of about 300,000 
each, which we endeavored to transfer to the waters of the 
Eastern Shore by steamer from Norfolk. The steamer Look- 
out being fully engaged in producing the fish, we communi- 
cated with His Excellency, Governor Carroll, presiding over 
the Board of State Fishery Force, and obtained from him the 
detail of the steamer Lelia, which proceeded to Norfolk for 
the purpose of transferring these fish, arriving there on the 
6th day of May. We had hoped to secure the services of 
the Lelia immediately after the close of the oyster season, but 
from some cause she was delayed until the above-mentioned 
date; and unfortunately, upon the very day of her arrival at 
Norfolk, a violent easterly storm set in and continued for 
nearly a w^eek. The young fish placed in charge of Mr. 
Thomas Hughlett, Jr., on board the Lelia, and although 
no effort was spared by this young gentleman to keep 
them in good condition, they all died before the weather 
permitted the steamer to leave port. It affords us pleas- 
ure to give the testimony contained in letters received 
