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April 13th, 1891. 
STATED MEETING. 
Ten persons present. 
In the absence of officers, Pror. Britton was chosen to pre- 
side. 
The minutes of March 30th were read and approved. 
The Secretary read an invitation from the New York Micro- 
scopical Society to their Twelfth Annual Reception, which 
was accepted. 
The report of the Forestry Committee was read and adopted, 
and the Secretary was directed to mail a copy to the Legislature. 
New Yorks, April 9th, 1891. 
The Committee appointed by the President to draft resolu- 
tions concerning the preservation of forest lands in the State 
of New York, would respectfully submit the following: 
Whereas, The preservation of our remaining forest areas, and 
especially those in the region of the Adirondacks, is of immense 
importance to the business interests and the sanitary welfare of 
the citizens of the State, and should be secured by all safeguards 
-of law; and 
Whereas, Two bills prepared by the New York State Forestry 
Association are now before the Legislature for action, the one 
providing for important restrictions upon the building of rail- 
roads on forest lands belonging to the State, and the other pro- 
hibiting the construction of permanent dams, which have been 
so great a cause of forest destruction by overflow in recent years. 
Resolved, That Tot New YorK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES re- 
gards the provisions of these bills as wise, judicious, and timely, 
-and deems their passage a matter of pressing importance; and 
Resolved, That the ACADEMY would respectfully urge upon 
both houses of the Legislature the prompt adoption of these 
measures, as a step toward the protection of our forests and the 
maintenance of the conditions that all experience shows to be 
-demanded by every requirement of an enlightened public policy. 
D. 8S. Martin, 
N. L. Britton, 
J. J. GARRETTSON. 
There being no announced paper, Pror. Britton made a few 
