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An interesting letter from William Alanson Bryan, of 

 Honolulu, was read. 



The meeting adjourned for luncheon. 



Afternoon Session, September 20, 1(^20 



President Avery announced that in the absence of Vice- 

 Presidents of Divisions and chairmen of committees the items 

 "Reports of Vice-Presidents of Divisions" and "Reports of 

 Standing Committees" would be postponed and papers taken up. 



Prof. E. E. Prince, Dominion Commissioner of Fisheries, 

 Ottawa, read a paper on "Fifty Years of Fishery Adminis- 

 tration in Canada." 



Dr. H. M. Smith, United States Commissioner of Fish- 

 eries, Washington, D. C, addressed the meeting on "The 

 Alaska Fur Seal: An International Asset." Discussion was 

 participated in by a number of members. 



Mr. Lewis Radcliffe read a paper entitled "Notes on Func- 

 tions and Activities of the Division of Fishery Industries of 

 the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries." An extended discussion 

 followed. 



Dr. H. M. Smith gave an address on the subject "Some 

 Recent Observations on the Freshwater Eel." 



Upon motion of Dr. H. M. Smith it was resolved that 

 the article by Dr. Henry B. Ward, entitled "Atlantic and Pa- 

 cific Salmon," appearing in the issue of Science for Septem- 

 ber 17, 1920, be made a part of the record of this meeting. 



The session adjourned. 



Evening Session, September 20, ip20 



The meeting was called to order by President Avery. 



Several persons whose names are included on an earlier 

 page in the list of new members were nominated and duly 

 elected to the Society. 



The Secretary read a telegram from former president 

 M. L. Alexander, New Orleans, expressing regret at his in- 



