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should be allowed to rest with the " Commission era for the Introduction of 

 the Salmon," with the understanding that the Koyal Society was willing and 

 anxious to respond bo any suggestions that might be ofifered as to the best 

 mode of expressing its appreciation of the zeal, energy, and intelligence which 

 had been so happily exercised in conducting the great experiment thus far 

 towards a successful issue. 



The Secretary was glad to direct attention to one portion of Mr. Allport's 

 paper where it was shewn that the original idea of introducing the ova was due 

 to this Society, which also first took action in the matter by the appointment, 

 from among its members, of a committee whose duty it was to consider the 

 best means for giving practical effect to the idea. The Society received a grant 

 of pubHc money — a small grant certainly, only £200 a-year, yet he had 

 heard it said that this was too much, and that we made no return for the 

 money. This could only have been said by some one ignorant of what 

 we had done, and what we have been at all times anxious to do for the good 

 of the colony as the proceedings of this evening alone might testify. In 

 future, at all events, it could not be repeated as we had now returned to the 

 jmblic a hundred-fold what we had received, by having been in some degree 

 instrumental in initiating a movement so fraught with benefit to the com- 

 munity. 



Archdeacon Da VIES proposed (Mr. Johnston seconded) a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. M. Allport and Dr. Agnew for the very interesting communications they 

 had brought before the meeting. 



His Excellency, in conveying thanks, observed he was very happy in doing 

 so, as he cordially agreed with the motion. He could not but express the 

 extreme gratification he felt at the good fortune which at last had so deservedly 

 attended the efforts made to introduce the salmon ova, and was sanguine that 

 a splendid success would eventually crown the exertions of those who were 

 still engaged in carrying out the enterprise. 

 . The meeting then terminated. 



