94 Report of the Board of Shell Fish Commissioners. 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR 
LOH ' LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT 
Orrice or INSPECTOR, 5TH DISTRICT 
BALTrmMore, Mp. 
December 16, 1908. | 
Mr. SwEPsON EARLE, 
Hydrographic Engineer, 
Shell Fish Commission, 
Annapolis, Maryland. 
Sir:—Replying to your letter of December 7th, regarding the color of thew 
buoys to mark private oyster lots, you are informed that the use of red ane 
white buoys for this purpose will be satisfactory. 
Respectfully, 
Rost. L. RUSSELL, 
Commander, U. S. N., 
Light-House Inspector, — 
The Commission has adopted colors for its buoys that con- 
form to Government regulations, which are as follows: _ 
To mark the corners of the natural oyster buoys—A s 
buoy painted WHITE, with the words ‘STATE BUO 7 5 
branded or painted thereon. | 
Color of buoys to be used ws A Aaa to mark corners ofa 
their oyster lots—RED AND ITE in horizontal sip 
(See figure opposite.) 
