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President Field also cited a case where fishermen, who were 

 prevented from selling polluted quahog clams in Massachusetts, 

 petitioned to be allowed to ship them to New York. It was 

 practically impossible for the state authorities to prevent this, 

 but federal officers were notified and intervened. If these facts 

 were known, that the federal authorities are now in a position to 

 deal with interstate commerce on forbidden goods of whatever 

 sort, a very great influence could be brought to bear to prevent 

 such violations. 



The next address, "Importance of a Permanent Policy in 

 Stocking Inland Waters," by Mr. John W. Titcomb, State Fish 

 Culturist of New York, has already been printed in full in the 

 December, 1917, number of the Transactions, Vol. XLVII, 

 pp. 11-21. 



The session adjourned. 



Afternoon and Evening of Thursday, August 30th. 



The afternoon of the 30th was spent on an automobile tour as 

 the guests of the clubs of the city. This terminated in the evening 

 at the Automobile Club where dinner was served. At the close of 

 the dinner the Society convened for an evening session. 



Mr. Harold Harris, on behalf of the various clubs, acting as 

 host of the occasion, made a brief address of welcome and called 

 upon the following members, each of whom responded briefly: 



Mr. Honore Mercier, Minister of Colonization, Mines and 

 Fisheries of Quebec. 



Mr. James White, Deputy Head of the Conservation Com- 

 mission of Canada. 



Mr. M. L. Alexander, President of the National Association of 

 Fish and Game Commissioners and Conservation Commissioner 

 of Louisiana. 



Dr. Geo. W. Field, President of the American Fisheries Society. 



Mr. Henry O'Malley, of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Vice- 

 President of the American Fisheries Society. 



