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him, and stated that he-was somewhat astonished to see 
from a circular he had received from one of the officials 
in Canada that fish culture had been seriously found fault 
with, at the same time stating that as he was about to 
read a paper on salmon fisheries, it would be his duty to 
refer to the subject, as it was of great importance, and 
affected very seriously the interest of the salmon fisheries 
throughout the world. He was pleased that Mr. Home 
had not done so, as it gave him the opportunity of going 
into the matter very fully; but as it appeared that many 
other persons had received circulars of the same kind, 
he felt, on behalf of that great and important portion 
of the British Empire, Canada, whose government had 
thought proper to expend large sums of money in ad- 
vancing the interests of salmon culture, he ought to say 
a few words on the point. Salmon culture was initiated in 
Canada by himself as a private individual, and he was 
pleased to say that from the day it was initiated it had 
gone on progressing and prospering. The Government of 
Canada at first thought very little of it, but looked upon 
it as one of those things which required further develop- 
ment before they could grant aid. In 1868 there was a 
small grant of £40, but the annual grants now amounted 
to some $30,000 a year, which showed what importance 
the Government now attached to salmon culture. The 
salmon fisheries of the world required the utmost pro- 
tection, and care must be taken to prevent fish being 
destroyed during the breeding seasons. Salmon culture 
ought to be carried out in every country where those fish 
were indigenous to the waters. In Canada fish culture 
had been carried on for a length of time, and its fruits were 
beyond cavil. There were, however, some people who 
found fault with everything, no matter what it might be, 
