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Francisco, were received at Washington, in the winter of 1888-'89, the new Fish COmmission laboratory had not been constructed, and these collections were largely assorted and prepared for study in the workrooms of this department with such assistance as we were able to render. The curator has had but one assistant during the year - Miss M. J. Rathbun, on whom have devolved not only the care and preservation of the collections, but also, for the most part, the general supervision of the department, and its excellent condition at the