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ditions of having shallow swimming fish beside it had 

 obtained this enormous size, and he had no doubt it was 

 absolutely necessary to land-locked Salmon to have shallow- 

 swimming fish to feed upon. If they were not present in 

 the water, they should be introduced first, and the Salmo 

 sebago afterwards ; this would make the experiment more 

 successful. He concluded by proposing a vote of thanks 

 to the Chairman, who had taken a great interest in the 

 operations of the Fish Culture Association, of which he was 

 President. 



The Marquis of HAMILTON had much pleasure in 

 seconding the vote of thanks to the Chairman. He could 

 not but think that the speeches which had been delivered 

 that morning would have the most practical effect on all 

 those interested in fisheries. He hoped the observations 

 made by Mr. Wilmot with reference to State aid being 

 given to the fisheries of this country, would be earnestly 

 taken up by the public at large, and that before many 

 months had elapsed they would take a practical form, and 

 be brought forcibly under the notice of Government. 

 The vote of thanks having been passed unanimously, 

 The CHAIRMAN assured the Congress it had given him 

 the greatest pleasure to be of any use by occupying the 

 chair. He had seldom presided at so interesting a 

 meeting, or gained so much knowledge in so short a time. 

 He must say he did not believe in land-locked Salmon as a 

 distinct species. He believed you could produce a land- 

 locked Salmon from the ordinary fish. He recollected 

 when his uncle, the late Lord Spencer, had the shooting of 

 Glenlochy, near Kilin, he recollected a quantity of parr and 

 put them into a small tarn high up on the hills, where they 

 remained for several years. When they went to fish this 

 lake they saw a number of silvery-looking fish of about 2 to 3 



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