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5. The selection of species for planting in any water system 

 should be determined with reference to a permanent policy, in 

 the hope that our successors will continue the policy which we 

 have established. 



6. A campaign of education as to the importance of care in 

 planting should be waged in order to save wastage. 



7. Educate the public also to appreciate private property 

 rights in fish when privately propagated entirely under the control 

 of the owner. 



8. In the present crisis, conservation of our resources is of 

 greater importance than at any previous time in our history, and 

 proper regulations for the protection of fishes is as important as 

 fish propagation. 



9. The farming of our waters should be with a view to max- 

 imum annual production of the kind of fish crop that, after careful 

 investigation, it is decided to specialize in. 



10. The retention in office of men conversant with the 

 propagation and protection of fishes is essential to insure the 

 best results. 



11. Finally, build for the future generations regardless of 

 present political conditions. Leave a monument for yourselves 

 by setting an example for your successors, whether of the same 

 political faith or not. Set a pace for them and turn over to them 

 such complete records of your work that there can be no excuse 

 for not following the permanent policy which you have established. 



