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4. Each device, apparatus, . process, or method offered for an 

 award is to be represented by a sample, model or illustrated 

 description, each to be accompanied by a complete statement of 

 the points for which an award is asked. 



The Society is to reserve the right to publish any papers or 

 photographs submitted in competition prior to their publication 

 elsewhere; provided, however, that in the event of failure to 

 publish within nine months after the meeting the author will be 

 at liberty to publish when and where he may elect. 



5. The Committee appointed by the President is to determine 

 the competitors who are entitled to awards, and the decision of the 

 committee is to be final. 



6. In order to obtain additional information, if desired, the 

 committee may call before it persons who may have entered the 

 competition, and also other persons. 



7. If in the judgment of the committee no paper submitted on 

 a given subject comes up to the standard decided upon by it the 

 author shall not be entitled to any award. 



8. The committee is to make its final report to the Society not 

 later than the morning session of the third day of the meeting. 



It is hoped that every fish culturist, biologist and persons 

 dealing with the problems connected with the commercial fisheries 

 will make a special effort to present a paper on the subject in 

 which he is interested, as anything that will increase the efficiency 

 of fish cultural operations or the output of the commercial fisheries 

 is highly important at this particular time. 



Very respectfully, 



Henry O'Malley, President. 



