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ditions of having shallow swimming fish beside it had 
obtained this enormous size, and he had no doubt it was 
absolutely necessary to land-locked Salmon to have shallow- 
swimming fish to feed upon. If they were not present in 
the water, they should be introduced first, and the Salmo 
sebago afterwards ; this would make the experiment more 
successful. He concluded by proposing a vote of thanks 
to the Chairman, who had taken a great interest in the 
operations of the Fish Culture Association, of which he was 
President. 
The Marquis of HAMILTON had much pleasure in 
seconding the vote of thanks to the Chairman. He could 
not but think that the speeches which had been delivered 
that morning would have the most practical effect on all 
those interested in fisheries. He hoped the observations 
made by Mr. Wilmot with reference to State aid being 
given to the fisheries of this country, would be earnestly 
taken up by the public at large, and that before many 
months had elapsed they would take a practical form, and 
be brought forcibly under the notice of Government. 
The vote of thanks having been passed unanimously, 
The CHAIRMAN assured Congress it had given him the 
greatest pleasure to be of any use by occupying the chair. 
He had seldom presided at so interesting a meeting, or 
gained so much knowledge in so short a time. He must 
say he did not believe in land-locked Salmon as a distinct 
species. He believed you could produce a land-locked 
Salmon from the ordinary fish. He recollected when his 
uncle, the late Lord Spencer, had the fishing on the Tweed, 
he collected a quantity of par and put them into a small 
tarn high up on the hills, where they remained for seven 
years. When they went to fish this lake it was full of 
silver fish of about 3 to 5 lbs. in weight, jumping just like 
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