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erable number of copies of transactions for the year 1895, and 

 I found in Albany a large number of copies of transactions for 

 1894, left there by a former Secretary. When these have, been 

 asked for I have mailed them to those who applied after consult- 

 ing with ex-Secretary Bean and the President. A number of 

 public libraries have applied for complete sets of the transactions, 

 but I believe there are not half a dozen in existence. My own 

 set, after years of earnest searching after missing copies, is still 

 lacking a few years. 



I would suggest that some formal action be taken by the Soci- 

 ety upon the matter of furnishing copies of the transactions to 

 tli'yse who are not members. 



At the last meeting a resolution was passed restoring to the 

 transactions a list of deceased members, and, after considerable 

 correspondence I was able to secure a list of 24 names. In this 

 matter I have received almost no assistance from the members in 

 reply to my letters, and the list is made up chiefly from my own 

 knowledge, after reading the lists of members in such copies of 

 the proceedings as 1 have. I have found that the following 

 names should have been added: Charles B. Evarts, George E. 

 Ward, John A. Greusebach, Roland Redmond, B. L. Swan, Jr., 

 Benjamin West and J. J. O'Connor. 



It is earnestly requested that the members of the Society 

 co-operate in securing a complete list of deceased members. 



There may be some of the new members who are unaware 

 that the American Fisheries Society was originally termed the 

 American Fish Cultural Association. At that time the Associa- 

 tion had a seal consisting of three crossed fishes, with the title 

 of the Association inside of a circle. I would recommend that 

 action be taken to restore this seal with the amended title of the 

 Society as now recognized. 



The address of T. H. Palmer, a member, is unknown to the 

 Treasurer or Secretary. 



The copies of the transactions mailed to Prof. B. Ben, Ger- 

 many, and Don Francisco Garcia Sola, Spain, have been returned 

 uncalled for, and I have received corrections in addresses of 

 other corresponding members, and of a few active members 

 whose addresses have been changed since the transactions were 

 printed. 



I must repeat what my predecessor had said, that the work 

 of the Recording Secretary cannot be efficiently done without 

 the assistance and co-operation of other members. There is con- 



