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Committee. They will know whether the condition of the 

 treasury will permit the publication. I make that motion. 



Mr. Titcomb: I suggest that it be referred rather 

 to the President, Secretary and Treasurer, as such a com- 

 mittee will be less scattered and less unwieldy. 



Mr. Graham : I accept the amendment. 



Motion seconded. 



President: The motion has been made to refer this 

 matter to a special committee, consisting of the President, 

 Secretary and Treasurer, with power to act. 



The motion was put and carried. 



Vice-president Fearing presented a resolution to the 

 effect that the Committee on Publicity be appointed by 

 the President for each meeting a short time before the 

 annual meeting each year. After some discussion this 

 resolution was passed. 



President Ward then called for the report of the Audit- 

 ing Committee. 



Report of the Auditing Committee. 



To the Members of the American Fisheries Society : 



The Auditing Committee has carefully gone over the 

 vouchers of the Treasurer, together with his report, and 

 find the same to be correct. 



(Signed) George H. Graham, 



J. Quincy Ward. 



Moved and seconded that the report of the Auditing 

 Committee be accepted and that the thanks of the So- 

 ciety be extended to them for their work. Motion carried. 



Report of Special Committee on Needs of the Bureau of 



Fisheries. 



To the Members of the American Fisheries Society : 



The Special Committee appointed yesterday begs to 

 report that it has carried out, so far as possible in the 

 time given, the directions of the Society and desires to 

 recommend : 



