him, and stated that he was somewhat astonished to see 

 from a circular he had received from one of the officials 

 in Canada that fish culture had been seriously found fault 

 with, at the same time stating that as he was about to 

 read a paper on salmon fisheries, it would be his duty to 

 refer to the subject, as it was of great importance, and 

 affected very seriously the interest of the salmon fisheries 

 throughout the world. He was pleased that Mr. Home 

 had not done so, as it gave him the opportunity of going 

 into the matter very fully ; but as it appeared that many 

 other persons had received circulars of the same kind, 

 he felt, on behalf of that great and important portion 

 of the British Empire, Canada, whose government had 

 thought proper to expend large sums of money in ad- 

 vancing the interests of salmon culture, he ought to say 

 a few words on the point. Salmon culture was initiated in 

 Canada by himself as a private individual, and he was 

 pleased to say that from the day it was initiated it had 

 gone on progressing and prospering. The Government of 

 Canada at first thought very little of it, but looked upon 

 it as one of those things which required further develop- 

 ment before they could grant aid. In 1868 there was a 

 small grant of 40, but the annual grants now amounted 

 to some $30,000 a year, which showed what importance 

 the Government now attached to salmon culture. The 

 salmon fisheries of the world required the utmost pro- 

 tection, and care must be taken to prevent fish being 

 destroyed during the breeding seasons. Salmon culture 

 ought to be carried out in every country where those fish 

 were indigenous to the waters. In Canada fish culture 

 had been carried on for a length of time, and its fruits were 

 beyond cavil. There were, however, some people who 

 found fault with everything, no matter what it might be, 



