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Fearing's direction and has been under way for two or 

 three years. Will Mr. Fearing please explain. 



Mr. Fearing : The work is all done with the exception 

 of a few corrections and verifications and will then be 

 ready for the printer. It is an index in the simplest 

 form, going alphabetically through all the volumes. If 

 one desires to look up any fish, he can easily find where 

 it is discussed. For instance on the subject of fish-ways 

 there are twenty or thirty articles ; trouble in regard 

 to fish-ways established by the United States Govern- 

 ment ; discussion on fish-ways ; Grand Lake Stream fish- 

 ways, etc. 



This will be ready for the printer after a few days 

 work in verifying certain entries and having it re-typed 

 after the corrections are made. I will then send it to 

 the President or Secretary in the hope that some time 

 the Society may be able to publish it. (Applause). 



Prof. Reighard, as Chairman of the Committee on 

 Resolutions, moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Fearing and 

 Mrs. Gardner for the invaluable service rendered to the 

 Society and to all persons interested in fish and fisheries 

 by the preparation of the index. 



The resolution was adopted. 



President Townsend commented on the great value of 

 such indexes and expressed the hope that the Society 

 would soon be able to publish it. 



The following papers were then read and discussed: 



I. A. Field:— "The Development of the Salt Water 

 Mussel Industry." 



J. Reighard: — "A Plea for the Preservation of Records 

 Concerning Fish." 



E. E. Prince: — "Some Animals and Conditions Inimi- 

 cal to Fish Eggs and Larvae in the Sea." 



G. W. Field:— "The Alewife Fishery of Massachu- 

 setts." 



Col. Joseph H. Acklen was called on to address the 

 Society and responded briefly. 



Prof. Ward, of Illinois : Before we adjourn, I wish to 

 call to the attention of members of the Society a matter 



