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such, we shall be only too glad to do it. I shall not detain 

 you longer; again I extend to you on behalf of the Govern- 

 ment and the Department a very sincere and cordial welcome 

 to our capital city. 



President Avery: Mr. James White of the Commission 

 of Conservation was to have participated in extending a wel- 

 come to the members of this Society, but he is unable to be 

 here. He wishes me to convey his apologies to the meeting 

 and to express regret at his inability to attend on account of 

 his presence at a session of the Chamber of Commerce of the 

 Empire now meeting in Toronto. 



We are enjoying the hospitality of this wonderful cap- 

 ital city of Canada, and it is particularly fitting that we should 

 have a word of welcome from His Worship the Mayor. I 

 take great pleasure in introducing to you Mayor Harold 

 Fisher, of the city of Ottawa. 



Mr. Harold Fisher (Mayor of Ottawa) : Mr. Presi- 

 dent, ladies and gentlemen : Following the remarks which 

 have been made by Mr. Johnston, there is really no necessity 

 for my saying very much. Mr. Johnston has said nearly all 

 that need be said. You noticed the position he took, close 

 to the reporters; he is an old politician, you see. If there was 

 anything he did not say this morning that he should have 

 said, I have no doubt you will read it in the newspapers to- 

 morrow morning. 



I do not know exactly what you are here for, but I see 

 something on the program about fish and fishing. That is 

 enough to let me know that we all belong to one great fra- 

 ternity. When I go to Heaven — and surely, Mr. President, 

 I shall go to Heaven ; I have been Mayor of this city for four 

 years and there ought to be something coming to me — when 

 I go to Heaven I am going to ask for a decent kind of boat, 

 a fishing rod and a lake where there is a reasonable chance of 

 catching a bass or a trout. I have never yet had sufficient time 

 to tire of fishing. I do not know whether eternity would be 

 too long, but I am willing to take a chance. 



