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my place; Mr, Bower and some of these gentlemen are 

 acquainted with me and know what I have to work from; 

 and if it is worth what I say to that small hatchery consider 

 the advantages to everybody of an open market in New 

 York, that will not require us to put trout in here against 

 the law. The New York market is probably the largest 

 market in the world for trout, but Boston is a good second. 



Mr. Fullerton : We have a law in Minnesota allowing 

 private hatcheries to market trout, but we have also a law, 

 which has been upheld by the Supreme Court of our state, 

 that the ownership of all game and fish is in the people, and 

 that puts the burden on the man that has the trout. If we 

 suspect a man he must show where the fish came from. 1 

 do not think Mr. Evans need be afraid in Ontario, if the 

 burden is put on the other fellow. I believe this law is 

 good and that the resolution should pass. 



Mr. Lydell: I would like to ask some of the trout cul- 

 turists what they would have to get per thousand for their 

 eggs to make a living, provided they were not allowed to 

 sell their trout; also if they were not allowed to sell their 

 trout would the different state commissions or the United 

 States Commission be able to get any trout eggs from them. 

 Would it not be a fact that, if they were not allowed to sell 

 trout, they would all discontinue operations, and thus put 

 two-thirds of the fish commissions out of business as far as 

 trout hatcheries are concerned? 



Mr. Follett : That is a good point. My sympathies are 

 with the private trout growers, and we all would like to 

 offer them any assistance we can within reason. 



The resolution was then unanimously carried. 



President: The Secretary will now announce the next 

 paper. 



Acting Secretary: Dr. Bashford Dean, of Columbia 

 University, New York City, will read an announcement of 

 Dr. Nishikawa's success in causing the pearl oyster to 

 secrete perfect and spherical pearls. 



The paper was read and discussed. 



