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blishments and report upon them, with a view to make 
known what they were doing, it would be a good thing. 
He had for some years past endeavoured to possess 
himself of the Reports of the Canadian and United States 
Commissioners, and had obtained from them very valuable 
information ; and he thought we in this country ought to 
learn a lesson from Canada and the United States. 
Mr. MILNE HoME then proposed a vote of thanks to the 
Chairman, which was carried unanimously. 
The CHAIRMAN, in response, thought the pith of what 
had been said was, that they should all use their best 
endeavours to induce Government to assist in the pro- 
pagation of fish and in the increase of the number of 
salmon in this country. Out of evil often came some little 
good, and he thought the circulation of the documents 
which had been referred to, instead of doing harm, had 
brought out more clearly the great success which had 
attended the artificial propagation of fish. 
