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spent in this region, and 155 dredgings were made in depths of 5 to 1005 fathoms. The collections obtained on these two trips are very large; they have been received in Washington by the Fish Commission and are partly in course of elaboration. Lieut.-Commander Z. L. Tanner has continued in command of the steamer during the year, with Mr. Charles H. Townsend as naturalist and Mr. A. B. Alexander as fishery expert. On the second cruise, Prof. Charles H. Gilbert, of the University of Indiana, was placed temporarily in charge of