The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-12
CAP TAIN BERNDT
IS HONORED
Is MADE LOCAL AGENT OF THE
UNITED STATES FISH AND
FISHERIES COMMISSION.

Captain f. Louis Berndt. Superin-
tendent of the Fishmarket whose SER
vices to the United states Commission
of Fish and Fisheries have already
more than once been recognized by the
commission and by DR.. Jordan, has
just been commissioned as special local
agent at Honolulu for the commission.
His commission arrived by the mail
on the Ventura. 1t is signed by
George NJ. Bowers Fish Commissioner,
and takes effect June Is. Commits
sioner Bowers writes to him in the
letter enclosing the commission:
There is certain information con-
corning the condition of the fisheries of
the Hawaiian Islands which this COM
mission would be glad to have from
time to time. To send a field agent
from here to Honolulu to secure this
information would involve considerable
expense. 1t has seemed that your Of
fetal position as superintendent of the
fish market at Honolulu and your in
innate acquaintance with the fishes
and fisheries of the Hawaiian Islands
would enable you to secure and for
ward to this Commission from time to
time the desired data, with little
trouble or expense to yourself
The information which is desired is
chiefly. as follows:
a. A copy of your weekly report
giving the number of fishes, mollusks
crustaceans, etc, of each species sold
and the number of each condemned at
the Honolulu market.
80. The average selling price of each
species during the period covered by
each report.
"3. Similar data for the markets at
Hilo, Lahaina and other places, if they
can be secured.
-. Information from time to time
regarding the average weights of the
different species of fishes handled in
the markets.
In addition to the above, the Com
mission would be glad to have you
preserve specimens of rare species. es
pecially any which are not represented
in the collections made for the Com
mission in 1901 and 1902. Suitable
tanks and personalities will be fur
nished for this purpose. 1t is desired
to make our collection of fishes of the
Hawaiian Islands as complete as pos
sible.
1T has been thought that you would
be able and willing to send in from
time to time notes on the habits, album
dance, unusual occurrence etc, of the
various fishes; and information con-
concerning the fishing grounds, fishing
methods. and many other matters Of
| interest concerning the fishes and
fisheries of the Hawaiian Islands; the
! loo hnft u, yNyiI Al
sident official representative of the
| United states Commission of Fish and
! Fisheries, which you Will keep inform
| ed regarding the condition of the fish
cries of those Islands.
understanding from DR.. David
starr Jordan and DR.. Barton w. Ever
mann, both of whom have recommend
ed your appointment, that such an
arrangement would be agreeable to
YOU, | enclose herewith your formal
appointment as local agent of the
United States Fish Commission. Please
notify this office Of your acceptance Of
the appointment"
DR.. David Starr Jordan in a per-
sCnal letter writes:
I'VE should be very glad indeed to
have YOU keep on collecting any new
species or rare forms which may come
into the market. L think that the
Fish Commission expects to make a
regular arrangement with you to do
this. l should be glad to have you
send those which are now ready. in
Guiding the Tiger Shark and the
Thresher Shark, which has a very
long tail.
DIR. Jenkins has in press a descrip-
ton of about so new Species Mr..
Snyder about %, and DR.. Gilbert has
100 nearly ready"