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necessary that the meetings be reported by a stenographer in 

 order that the discussions may be made a part of the printed 

 Transactions. It is logical that this item should go in as 

 part of the expense. Therefore this year the report actually 

 cost us nearly $1,500 instead of $1,280. 



Secretary : That charge may be very properly included 

 as part of the expense of getting out the Transactions. 



Treasurer: My reason for making these remarks is 

 that the members who do not pay their dues promptly may 

 understand the heavy annual expense of getting out this 

 report; and when the Society is obliged to pay $1,500 for 

 800 reports, it will be seen that the cost is nearly $2 a vol- 

 ume. Every member ought to realize this, and should be 

 more than willing to pay his dues. He certainly gets in the 

 document value received for his dues. 



Secretary: You want to remind members to pay up 

 their dues? 



Treasurer : Yes. 



President: YYe will now have the report of the 

 Treasurer. 



At the request of Mr. Willard the report was then read 

 by the Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE TREASURER 



To the American Fisheries Society: 



I herewith present my annual report as Treasurer from September 

 27, 1010. to October 3, 1911. 



RECEIPTS 



Sept. 27. Balance cash i in hand $22 2.79 



Reports sold 1/.U0 



Dues and admission fees K)_.UU 



EXPENDITURES 



Sept. 27. Sundry expenses New York meeting $ 3.90 



" 28. B. W. Evermann !•-•? 



" 28. Ward T. Bower, Sec, postage, etc 19.80 



Oct. 8. Seymour Bower, postage, etc 



8. Irving Press, programs, etc. 



49.40 



15. Stamped envelopes |^.72 



31. W. F. Roberts Co., printing 15.^5 



