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as we can to follow out the natural methods not only in the breeding of the 

 whitefish artificially, but in the depositing of the fry in the great lakes. We 

 desire to adhere to the conditions nature imposes on the fish, and I would suggest 

 in that line that this resolution be so amended that the United States Commis- 

 sioners shall be asked to have sent to these waters of the great lakes, if possible^ 

 a government cutter or any other vessel at their disposal, not only to make an 

 examination of the food of the fish, but also that a far more practical question can 

 be settled, that is the fixing, as nearly as may be of the location of the spawning- 

 beds of the whitefish. There is where the food for the fry is sure to be, though^ 

 in my opinion, it exists everywhere in the great lakes. It is one of the practical 

 questions which it were well for them to settle, and I should ask the amendment 

 of thi^^ resolution in that respect. 



Secretary Stewart : Will you write it, Mr. Whitaker ? 



The Chairman : You can write it, Mr. Whitaker, and we will lay it on the 

 table temporarily until that is done. 



Secretary Stewart : Here is the third resolution, also moved by Mr. Post : 



" Resolved, that the members of this Conference from the Dominion of Can- 

 ada and the States represented, respectively, be requested to take- the text of the 

 Game and Fish code prepared by the New York State Commissioners, and con- 

 sider the same with reference to the applicability of its provisions to their own 

 purposes, and to indicate thereon what provisions may be acceptable to them,, 

 and what changes they may deem advisable to be made to suit their separate 

 wants, so that at the final meeting of the Conference an agreement may be come 

 to in respect to all the provisions upon which legislation is desired." 



The Chairman : I would suggest that you put in " Fish Commissioners "" 

 instead of " Commission " on the third line. Gentlemen, you have heard the 

 resolution read, are there any remaiks ?" 



Secretary Stewart : I do not know what Dr. MacCallum will say about this,, 

 but I have looked over these newly codified laws very closely and carefully, and 

 I have no hesitation in saying that in my opinion and that of every practical 

 sportsman whom I have consulted, the present codification of the New York 

 laws is magnificent. Almost the only thing in the way of our adoption of 

 the whole thing without any amendment whatever, is that some of our con- 

 ditions differ slightly, and what would be a good season in New York for certain 

 game would not be a good season in Ontario and vice versa, but I am sure our 

 Commissioners will see much in this text to help them and on which to base- 

 recommendations of their own. This resolution calls for the taking of the New 

 York Act as the basis of our report, and I think that should be done. Mr. 

 Chairman, you will understand this, you yourself at Rochester made a remark 

 that should not be forgotten : This conference is a meeting of representative- 

 men aiming at a certain point tending towards the assimilation of the laws. You> 

 however, wisely said at Rochester that this is a matter which cannot be reached 

 in a day, or i-eached quickly by one sweeping resolution. All we can do is to agree- 

 on a certain broad basis and then merge together for the common good. That is 

 what I want to make clear, and as far as I am concerned I am in extreme sym- 

 pathy with this Act. It is a magnificent Act, carefully drawn up, and will be- 

 very valuable to us. If we have other annual meetings, which I hope we shall, 

 we can adopt suggestions from time to time which will bring us nearer to the 

 goal which we hope to reach. 



Dr. MacCallum : I can endorse what our Secretary has said in reference to the 

 Bill in question. Its provisions are ample, but there are some to which I cannot 



