A)ncricai\ Fisheries Society. 13 



for the meetings to he held at I'aris in lyoo of the Exposition 

 Universellc. 



You arc un(h)uhte<lly aware tliat there will he held an inter- 

 national Congress of l-'isheries at l>er<;en, Xorway, July i8tli 

 to 21 St. To avoid a conHiet of the several International Con- 

 gresses it will be necessary to form a permanent committee hav- 

 ing charge of the arrangements for this meeting, and we count 

 upon that being done at Dieppe. Can you not bring this matter 

 up at the meeting at Omaha, and ask the several societies that 

 will be there rei)resented to designate some persons to represent 

 them upon this ])ermanent committee for the International Con- 

 gress? We shall complete the committee at the Dieppe Con- 

 gress, and will exchange ideas through our respective bulletins. 

 Accej^t, my dear sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. 



EAIILIE CACHEUX. 



Mr. Peabody: 1 move that Professor P)irge be appointed to 

 represent tlu- Society in res])onse to the invitation just read, and 

 attend if he can. 



Professor Pirge: I suggest that the matter be referred to 

 the executive committee that will be appointed at this meeting. 

 .Let them corres)>ond and see if they cannot find some of the 

 Eastern men who are interested in the Society and who will con- 

 sent to represent the Society. 



Mr. Clark: A member of this Society, Captain Collins, is 

 probably in Bergen now. 



Mr. W'hitaker: Captain Collins is not a member. I stiggest 

 that the matter be held in abeyance until some future time at 

 this session. 



The Chair: \"ery well, if there, is no objection it will be so 

 ordered. 



The President announced the following committee on place of 

 next meeting: Mr. Herschcl W'hitaker. of Michigan: Mr. Calvin 

 Spencley. of Wisconsin, and Mr. j. .\. Dale, of Pennsylvania. 



President: Is the Auditing Committee ready to report? 



Mr. Spencley:, chairman of the Auditing Committee, sub- 

 mitted the following: 



To the American h^isheries Society: 



Your committee, appointed to audit the report of the Treasurer 

 of the society, beg leave to report: 



