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Whereas, The recent and future great increase in the irrigation 

 projects of our nation makes it a certainty that this loss will be greatly 

 augmented thereby ; be it 



Resolved, That we urge upon the attention of state officials and 

 legislative bodies in the regions where irrigation is practiced that they 

 spread knowledge of the means by which such losses may be minimized 

 or averted, and provide by statute for the introduction of such appara- 

 tus at the intake of ditches and canals, that the descent of fish into 

 these artificial channels may be prevented. We deem this of great 

 importance, not only that the sums devoted by the states and nation 

 to the propagation and culture of fish should bring their adequate re- 

 turns, but also that so attractive a feature of outdoor recreation and 

 sport and so valuable a food material may he conserved to the people 

 for its proper use ; and further be it 



Resolved, That the Society hereby instructs its Secretary to send 

 a copy of this resolution to the Governor and to the Game and Fish 

 Commissioners of the various states interested, and recommends this 

 matter to be given due prominence in their next message or report. 



Whereas, There is a difference of opinion relative to the methods 

 most suitable for the conservation of the fur seal herd on the seal 

 islands of Alaska, be it 



Resolved, That we commend and approve the course of the Depart- 

 ment of Commerce and Labor in its administration of the fur seal 

 service, and we urge careful and continued study by competent natu- 

 ralists of the Bureau of Fisheries, as to the habits of the fur seal and 

 the conditions on these seal islands; and further, we definitely oppose 

 the passage of House Resolution 277 as introduced into the first ses- 

 sion of the 62d Congress. 



Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously car- 

 ried these resolutions were adopted. 



Dr. Field : The committee unanimously recommends 

 the adoption of the following: 



That the Secretary be empowered to sell at $1 each the 

 volumes of the proceedings, except the last anniversary vol- 

 ume, which shall he priced at $2 per copy. Tt is further 

 recommended that any library be allowed to purchase a com- 

 plete series of volumes on hand at a discount of 25 per cent; 

 ' also that volumes of which only a few copies are still on 

 hand lie not sold separately. 



Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously car- 

 ried, the recommendation of the committee was adopted. 



