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about the climate, and the scenery, and the hospitality of Ot- 

 tawa; therefore, I knew what to expect when I and my col- 

 leagues from the other side of the line decided to meet here. 

 We have not been disappointed. I want to endorse all that 

 Mr. Avery has said about our feeling of appreciation for all 

 that you have done to make our stay so pleasant and profitable. 

 I am satisfied that there is no one from the other side of the 

 boundary who does not feel very great satisfaction at the 

 thought that the American Fisheries Society, after so many 

 years, decided to meet in this beautiful capital city of Canada. 

 Perhaps it will not be altogether inappropriate if I mention a 

 little matter that I have not heard referred to at any of the 

 meetings of the Society up to this time, namely, that the 

 American Fisheries Society, now celebrating its fiftieth meet- 

 ing, was in some respects the forebear of the United States 

 Bureau of Fisheries, which is now also in its fiftieth year. It 

 has been my very great pleasure and honor to have been as- 

 sociated with that bureau during thirty-five of the fifty years 

 of its existence. 



On the other side we view with no envy, but with genuine 

 pride and pleasure, the superb fishery resources of Canada, 

 and we heartily commend the most admirable manner in which 

 you are administering those fisheries — in fish culture, fish pro- 

 tection, scientific study of the fisheries, and general adminis- 

 tration. It has been said on at least one occasion, probably 

 on numerous occasions, during these meetings — that for plenti- 

 tude, variety, and excellence the aquatic resources of these two 

 contiguous countries are unequalled. A very heavy responsi- 

 bility rests on those in authority to see that proper use is made 

 of these matchless food assets. Those in attendance at such 

 meetings as these should return home with increased zeal and 

 a renewed determination to labor for the public good. I have 

 been attending meetings of the Fisheries Society for many 

 years, and I am sure that I am glad I attended this meeting 

 — and that is the sentiment of all of us. If we should at 

 some time in the future be again invited to meet in Canada, 



