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Correspondence between Elder Dempster Lines and George Soper Cansdale regarding collecting fish for the Zoological Society of London

Letters from F N Buckley about the progress of a manuscript on fish. The printer is bankrupt and the type was being put up for auction. My Gray's part had been set up for many months and was ready for printing if pagination could be arranged

Letters from William Saville Kent of the Museum and Institute of Pisciculture Society Limited, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the establishment of a marine observatory and laboratory in connection with the Brighton Aquarium, his appointment as Inspector of Fisheries to the Government of Tasmania, his application to become a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, his inspection of the fish house, enquiries about the vacant post of Prosector, and a proposed British Zoological Station for the study of marine animals and plats with relation to the advancement of the sciences of biology and economic pisciculture

Correspondence between the North of England Zoological Society and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding obtaining an Import Licence for Chester Zoological Gardens, and an exchange of Alligators and Crocodiles for Gourami Fish

Correspondence between John R Norman and the Zoological Society of London regarding silver eels to be sent by the Houghton Club at Stockbridge, an examination of nursery trout at the Houghton Club, and an exhibition of grayling

Correspondence between Michael Buxton and George Soper Cansdale regarding shipments of fish for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Paul 'Espinasse and George Soper Cansdale regarding sinks and tanks for keeping marine and freshwater fish

Letter from Joseph Miller to present 'the Gentleman who belongs to the Zoological Society and whose name he cannot at this moment call to mind - a Lobster...if he thinks it worth his acceptance. If he has any time a ticket or two to spare he and his family, which are numerous, to see the gardens if he thinks them deserving of them.' He will be glad to provide any curious fish to the Society

Letter from M Swainson regarding the collection of fish purchased from the Zoological Society of London from the museum of Mr Guilding

Letters from Morton Allport to Philip Lutley Sclater about the introduction of salmon to the waters of Tasmania