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taken from other authors and that if one were to sift out those original 

 investigations upon which the giving of a prize depends, the contribution 

 would be very much briefer. In the work of the author there is evidence 

 of great thoroughness and care in handling data as well as in securing 

 them in sufficient quantities to justify general conclusions. The results 

 are not very striking in character or adequate to characterize the paper 

 as in any conspicuous way exceptional. While ranking it as subordinate 

 to the paper by Doctor Kendall, the Committee regard it as worthy to 

 be given honorable mention in a competition.* 



It is requested that the papers entitled "A Means to Better Fish for 

 the Consumer and to Increased Fish Food Consumption," by Arthur 

 L. Millett and "Principles Involved in the Preservation of Fish by Salt," 

 by Harden F. Taylor, both competing in the third class, be left with 

 the Committee for further consideration to be followed by a report to 

 the Secretary. 



John W. Titcomb, 

 John N. Cobb, 

 Chas. O. Hayford. 



Upon motion of Mr. Buller it was decided that the papers 

 submitted by Mr. H. F. Taylor and Mr. A. L. Millett be placed 

 in the custody of the Committee for consideration and report 

 to be filed with the Secretary. 



The formal report of the Committee was adopted. 



President Avery: I feel like suggesting that the thanks 

 of the Society be extended for the painstaking work that the 

 Committee has done. Its work involves real labor, a careful 

 study of the papers, and an exercise of competent judgment. 

 In these respects, therefore, we are indebted to the Committee. 



On December 7, 1920, the following supplemental report 

 was submitted by Mr. Titcomb, Chairman of the Committee 

 on Awards: 



SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AWARDS 



At the recent meeting of the American Fisheries Society at Ot- 

 tawa the committee on award of prizes for the best contribution on fish 

 culture, biological investigations applied to fish cultural problems, and 

 problems of the commercial fisheries, were voted more time on two papers 

 which, through delay in the mails after having been sent to one member 



*The paper by Dr. Koelz was returned to him bv Dr. Osburn who regarded 

 it as too bulky for publication. Dr. Koelz states that the character of the document 

 is such that it cannot well be abstracted. 



