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China, Dr. Wei-ching W. Yen, Second Secretary Imperial Chinese Legation 
at Washington, D. C. 
Guatemala, Dr. Ramon Bengoechea, Consul-General of Guatemala, New 
York City. 
Italy, Prof. Decio Vinciguerra, Director of the Royal Fish-cultural Station, 
Rome. 
Japan, Dr. Tasaku Kitahara, Imperial Fisheries Bureau, Department of 
Agriculture and Commerce, Tokyo. 
Mexico, Hon. José F. Godoy, Chargé d’ Affaires ad interim, Mexican Embassy, 
Washington, D. C. 
Peru, Dr. Robert E. Coker, Fishery Expert of Peruvian Government, Lima. 
Roumania, Dr. Gregoire Antipa, Inspector-General of Fisheries, Bucharest. 
Sweden, Dr. Oscar Fritiof Nordqvist, Superintendent of Fisheries, Lund. 
German Fisheries Society, Dr. Walther Naumann, Lipsa, near Ruhland, 
Germany. 
Royal Geographical Society, England, Mr. O. YT. Olsen, Grimsby, 
England. 
United States, Dr. Richard Rathbun, Assistant Secretary Smithsonian 
Institution and member of Permanent Commission of International Fishery 
Congresses, Washington, D. C. 
[Moved and duly seconded that the nominations for vice-presidents be 
ratified. | 
The PRESIDENT. Those in favor will signify by saying “‘ Aye;”’ those opposed, 
“No.” It is carried. The ratification will be duly recorded by the secretary. 
I announce certain committees, and particularly a committee that will 
attend to the arrangement of the programme. There are about 100 papers that 
have been submitted, and naturally there is not sufficient time for the presenting 
of all these papers in extenso. The adoption of some scheme that will be 
satisfactory to the largest number, and an arrangement of the programme from 
session to session, has been found essential. This, it was thought, might well 
be delegated to a representative committee, which might consist of the following: 
Mr. Charles E. Fryer, Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, and the secretary-general. If 
these gentlemen will then kindly convene in this room at the time of the 
adjournment this morning, the first meeting of that committee can be held, 
provided the appointment meets with your approval. 
Another committee—a committee on awards—will have a great deal of 
work te do. It was thought wise to have the committee on awards practically 
a number of small committees. The subjects for which awards have been 
arranged group themselves under five headings, and there will be announced at 
the session this afternoon those gentlemen whom we would like to have serve 
on the international committee on awards. At that time there will also be 
