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might feel hurt. The title is, "As to the Carp," hy Mr. 

 W. T. Hunt, Secretary of the Chester County Fish and 

 Game Protective Association, West Chester. Pa. 



Dr. Bartlett : I will ask to be excused. 



President: Then I will give it to the next best friend 

 of the carp, Professor Dyche. 



Professor Dyche then read the paper referred to, after 

 which it was discussed. 



President : The next paper is on the subject of "The 

 Taxation of Oyster Properties," by Mr. Plenry C. Rowe, 

 President of the New York and New England Oyster Ship- 

 pers' Association, Groton, Conn. 



I will ask Mr. Buck to read this paper. 



Air. Buck then read the paper. 



President: I will ask Mr. Bower to read the next 

 ] taper which is on the subject of "Notes on Pond Culture in 

 the Philippines," by Mr. Lewis Radcliffe, Washington, D. C. 



Secretary Bower, before reading the paper, said : Mr. 

 Radcliffe is one of the assistants in the Bureau of Fisheries 

 and is well qualified to write on this subject. While at- 

 tached to the Albatross in the capacity of Assistant Natu- 

 ralist he made an extended cruise through the Philippine 

 Llands. 



PAPERS READ BY TITLE 



President : The Secretary is requested to read the re- 

 maining papers by title, with a view to their publication in 

 the Transactions. 



Secretary: The following papers presented have not 

 been read : 



"Trematode Parasites in the Skin and Flesh of Fish and 

 the Agency of Birds in their Occurrence." by Dr. Edward 

 Linton, Washington, Pa. 



"Notes on Pond Culture at San Marcos, Texas." by 

 John L. Leary, San Marcos, Texas. 



"Future of our Brook Trout," by S. F. Fullerton, St. 

 Paul, Minn. 



