20 American Fisheries Society 



Nov. 12. C. J. Butler, envelopes $10.72 



IS. Goodwin & .McDermott, stenographers 196.40 



Dec. 2. W. P. Roberts Co.. printing 7.25 



1911 



Jan. 1. Postage stamps 1.00 



May 16. Ward T. Bower, Sec, postage, etc 18.45 



June 7. \\ . F. Roberts Co., annual reports 1,280. (>4 



28. 500 stamped envelopes 10.72 



28. Dr. H. M. Smith, postage 5.00 



July 17. 500 circular letters, by Treas 1.50 



Sept. 8. Dr. H. M. Smith, postage....' 5.00 



$1,665.44 

 1911 



Oct. 3. Balance due Treasurer $563.65 



$1,665.44 

 Respectfully submitted, 



C. W. Willard, Treasurer. 

 Westerly, R. I., October 3, 1911. 



The report was duly received and referred to the Audit- 

 ing Committee. 



President: The next subject will be reports of Vice- 

 Presidents of divisions. 



Secretary: Dr. Evermann states that he will have no 

 report available this year concerning- the division of aquatic 

 biology and physics. Air. Gunckel advises that he will be 

 here before the close of the meeting and will present a re- 

 port on angling. I talked with Dr. Palmer two or three 

 days ago, and he said that he had some items which he 

 wanted to present to the Society on the subject of protection 

 and legislation. The material will be submitted as a paper 

 for publication in the next report, provided such action is 

 agreeable to the Society. The topic proposed by Dr. Pal- 

 mer is of timely interest, referring as it does to the action of 

 various states in the licensing of hook and line fishing. 



President: We will take up the reports later on if any 

 are ready for presentation. 



The Executive Committee, of which Dr. Charles H. 

 Townsend is chairman, is next called upon for a report. Is 

 there any other member that can make a report for the com- 

 mittee, in the absence of Dr. Townsend? Dr. Ward, have 



