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STATEMENT OF FUNDS.

Amount appropriated since October 2, 1888

Amount expended prior to last report, December 2, 1889...

$262, 159. 54

Amount expended since last report...

553, 613. 37

Total amount expended since October 2, 1888..

Balance unexpended December 1, 1890..

Amount of contracts in force, and other indebtedness, December 1, 1890 Estimate of appropriation required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

THOS. LINCOLN CASE Chief of Engineers, U. S.

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2d Session.

No. 5.

EXPENDITURES BY THE U. S. COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES.

A COMMUNICATION

FROM THE

FISH COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED STATES.

TRANSMITTING

A statement of the expenditures for the propagation of food fishes under certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890.

DECEMBER 1, 1890.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations?

U. S. COMMISSION OF FISH AND FISHERIES,
Washington, D. C., December 1, 1890.

SIR: In compliance with the act approved March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 523), I have the hopor to forward herewith statement showing expenditures under all appropriations for propagation of food fishes during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, and also under certain other appropriations therein enumerated.

Very respectfully,

MARSHALL MCDONALD,

Commissioner.

The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Statement of expenditures from July 1, 1889, to June 30, 1890, from the following items of appropriation designated as propagation of food fishes, 1890."

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United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries: For compensation of
the Commissioner..

Propagation of food fishes: For the introduction by the United States
Commission into, and the increase in the waters of the United States
of food fishes and other useful products of the waters, including lob-
sters, oysters, and other shellfish, and for such general and miscel-
laneous expenditures as the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries may
find necessary to the prosecution of his work, including salaries or
compensation of all necessary employés.
Distribution of food fishes: For the distribution of the eggs and young
of the whitefish, salmon, shad, carp, cod, lobster, and other useful in-
habitants of the waters, including salaries or compensation of all nec
essary employés..

Maintenance of vessels: For the maintenance of the vessels and steam
launches of the U. S. Fish Commission, and for boats, apparatus,
machinery, and other facilities required for use with the same, in-
cluding salaries or compensation of all necessary civilian employés..

$5,000.00

130, 000, 00

35,000.00

43,900,00

$20,000.00

Statement of expenditures from July 1, 1889, to June 30, 1890, etc.-Continued. Inquiry respecting food fishes: For continuing the inquiry into the causes of the decrease of food fishes in the lakes, rivers, and coast waters of the United States, and for the study of the waters of the interior in the interests of fish culture; for the study of the methods and relations of the fisheries, wit1 a view to their improvement; for the explorations of the fishing grounds of the Soath Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, with a view to the development of the commercial fisheries, and for the preparation of reports relating to the inquiry, including salaries or compensation and field expenses of scientific assistants, fishery experts, and other necessary employés..... Statistical inquiry: For the collection and compilation of the statistics of the fisheries of all portions of the United States, including persons employed, capital invested, and the quantity and value of the products, and for such general and miscellaneous expenditures as the Commissioner may find necessary in the prosecution of this work, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employés.... That the sum of five thousand dollars appropriated by the act approved October second, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight for the maintenance of the fish-cultural station at Neosho, Missouri, be, and the same is hereby reappropriated and made available during the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety. (Unexpended balance).. (U. S. Statutes, 25, pp. 953, 154).

Propogation of food fishes: For the introduction by the U. S. Fish Commission into, and the increase in the waters of the United States of food fishes and other useful products of the waters, including lobsters, oysters, and other shellfish, and for such general and miscelJaneous expenditures as the Commissioner may find necessary to the prosecution of his work, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employés

Maintenance of vessels: For the maintenance of the vessels and steam launches of the U. S. Fish Commission, and for boats, apparatus, and machinery required for use with the same, including salaries or compensation of all necessary employés

(Deficiency act, approved April 4, 1890).

Byvalue of equipment transferred to Department of Labor (occasioned by transfer to present offices).

10,000.00

4,930. 18

248,830. 18

20,000.00

10, 000, 00

278, 830. 18

233.00

279,063. 18

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Repairs to building

851.52

Incidental expenditures, including supplies, freights, telegrams, telephonic service, fuel and lights, etc..

1, 202.63

50, 454.97

International exchanges:

Expenses connected with the exchange of species of fish

with foreign countries.....

Inspection of stations :

174.63

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