the $30 dues of 1895 left an actual deficit of $122.64 

 for year 1894, and this with a published membership 

 list of about 260 members. The Secretary and mj'self 

 prepared and sent out three different circulars to 

 various members and otherwise made every effort to 

 to collect all dues, as well as to correct the list of 

 members. The result has been that the deficiency of 

 1894, as well as all expenses of the Society for 1895, 

 have been paid, and there should now be a balance of 

 $120 and over in the treasury. In connection with 

 this matter I have carefully prepared a detailed state- 

 ment, which I submit for the information of members 

 present. L. D. Huntington. 



Mr. H. Whitaker: In order that we may have 

 an orderly proceeding, I would suggest that there are 

 probably gentlemen who desire to join the Society. I 

 have the names of a couple. I think they ought to 

 participate in the proceedings regularly ; and I there- 

 fore suggest that the names of new members be now 

 presented and referred to the Executive Committee to 

 report at this session. I propose the names of Mr. 

 Freeman B. Dickerson, one of the members of the 

 Michigan Fish Commission, and j\Ir. Bryant Walker, 

 of Detroit. 



The President : Any gentlemen having new 

 members to propose, the\^ will please offer them now, 

 as it is customary for the Secretary to cast the ballot 

 and make one job of it ; and if the gentlemen are here 

 they can take part in the proceedings. 



Mr. Dale: I solicited- the Fish Commissioners of 

 California to become members of the Society, and I 

 have received a letter from them enclosing six dollars 

 for the membership of two of the gentlemen, Messrs. 

 H. T. Emerick and William C. Murdoch, of California. 



Mr. Huntington proposed the name of Charles H. 

 Walters, of Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. 



