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there than anywhere else, from the very fact that there is so 

 much legislation and the laws conflict, and nothing is done 

 whatever. 



Mr. Tileston gave an invitation, on behalf of Messrs. Coup 

 and Reiche, to members of the Association to visit the Aquarium 

 at half-past three, and see a species of fish not described in the 

 catalogues ; and proposed the- name of Mr. William C. Coup as 

 an honorary member of the Association. 



The motion was seconded, and Mr. Coup was accordingly 

 admitted as an honorary member. The Association then took a 

 recess of ten minutes for the purpose of visiting the Aquarium. 



The President announced as the Committee on the Nomination 

 of Officers for the ensuing year, Mr. Green of Rochester, N. Y., 

 Mr. Tileston, and Mr. Evarts. 



CANADIAN FISH CULTURE. 



The President : I would ask Mr. Wilmot to address the 

 Association. He has been kind enough to bring a specimen of 

 salmon that was hatched in the waters in which he has 

 been so successful in cultivating salmon, and which had gone 

 down to the lake-water and returned without ever having gone 

 to the sea, having marks upon it to identify it, which he will 

 explain. 



Mr. Samuel Wilmot, of the Fish Commission in Canada, said : 



It affords me much pleasure to be present on this occasion, I 

 assure you. It was quite unexpected to me to be here, for it 

 was the intention of the Government of the Country which I 

 represent to send a Commissioner, whom circumstances pre- 

 vented from coming ; for the Parliament of Canada being in 

 session, he has been obliged to be there to give such aid as he 



