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unless it was the artificial cultivation and production of 

 salmon and trout. He quite agreed with Mr. Saville Kent 

 on the great importance which would be derived from 

 the artificial cultivation of these fish in the same way as 

 salmon and trout, but he did not follow him so far as 

 to think that the same instruments or conveniences could 

 be used for one as were used for the other, inasmuch 

 as one must be carried on near the sea, and the other 

 far inland. With regard to the cray fish, he agreed with 

 him it could be done, but that was only a matter of 

 detail. He feared, however, it would be like other matters 

 which were for the public good, that it would be hopeless 

 to expect private individuals to undertake it. This 

 subject, along with the artificial propagation of the better 

 species of fish, and probably, eventually they might come 

 to that, was a matter which concerned the State more 

 than private individuals, and he thought it would be found 

 very difficult to find private gentlemen so scientific as 

 to go to the very large expense which would be required, 

 without any certainty of recouping themselves or obtaining 

 interest on the money. 



The resolution was carried unanimously, 



Mr. Cornish, in reply, having thanked the meeting, 

 said he would make one remark on Mr. Saville Kent's 

 paper, that was with regard to the use of the berry of 

 the lobster. If they could only bring it home to the 

 minds of cooks that the berry of the lobster was absolutely 

 tasteless, or if it had any taste at all it was a slightly 

 unpleasant taste of iodine, and that, therefore, it was only 

 valuable as a colouring matter, there might be some hope 

 of putting a stop to the present practice of using it for 

 sauce. He then proposed a vote of thanks to the Chair- 

 man for his kindness in taking the chair. He had 



