Special Meeting of the Society. 



Mr. Wilmot read a letter from Mr. Witcher, extending his 

 good wishes to the Society. 



The report of the Treasurer was read and adopted. 



The Secretary read letters from A. P. Rockwood of Salt Lake, 

 Utah, and from Mr. Redding of California. 



Mr. Milner moved that the Association organize sections for 

 essays and discussions on fish topics before the Association, 

 and that a committee of three be appointed by the President to 

 report such organization to the Society. Adopted. 



The President appointed as the Committee, Messrs. Milner, 

 Blackford, and Phillips. 



The Committee reported that four sections be adopted, viz: 

 i. A Section of Methods in Fish Culture and Apparatus. 



2. A Section on Fishery Laws and Fish-Ways. 



3. A Section on Natural History and Aquaria. 



4. A Section on Fisheries. 



That the President appoint three members to each section, 

 with power to add to their number, and when all members 

 present have united with a section, that section shall then elect 

 its chairman. That certain hours of each session of the Society, 

 in the future, be voted to certain sections for the reading of 

 essays and discussions in their special branches, and after each 

 section has occupied their time, the meeting be given up to 

 general discussion. 



Report of the Committee adopted. 



The President appointed as Committee on the sections named: 

 Section i. Mr. S. Green, \ 



Mr. B. B. Porter, \ Methods in Fish Culture, etc. 



Mr. S. Wilmot. ) 



Section 2. Mr. C. B. Evarts, \ 



Mr. L. Stone, V Fishery Laws and Fish -Ways. 



Mr. T. B. Fe 



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