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away by Massachusetts fishermen, is much prized in neigh- 

 boring States. Since Dr. Storer's Report on the Fishes of 

 Massachusetts was pubhshed, one is occasionally sold in 

 the market at an insignificant price. He had himself seen, 

 in Connecticut, a Pollock on the table, which might have 

 been bought in Boston market for four or five cents for the 

 whole fish, which had been bought there for six cents a 

 pound, the whole fish weighing seven or eight pounds. 

 He regarded it as a very valuable fish, from the use of 

 which the people of Massachusetts are entirely debarred by 

 an unfounded prejudice. In Connecticut it goes by the 

 name of Sea Salmon. 



Mr. Storer remarked, that this species is one of the most 

 important in the fisheries of the British Provinces. 



In accordance with the suggestion of the President, it 

 was finally 



Voted, That a Committee of three be appointed to take 

 into consideration the subject of the Preservation and Eco- 

 nomic Value of our own Fish, and the Introduction of 

 Foreign species into our waters. Mr. W. O. Ayres, Dr. 

 D. H. Storer, and Mr. H. R. Storer were chosen a Commit- 

 tee for this purpose. 



The stuflfed skin of an Albatross was presented in the 

 name of Mr. Henry A. Hildreth ; and the Skin of a South 

 American Snake, from Mr. J. A. A. Ribeiro, of Arakaty, 

 Brazil. The thanks of the Society were presented to the 

 donors. 



A Galapagos Tortoise was presented in the name of 

 Mr. W. R. Lawrence, a member of the Society. 



