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rivers, and then they might see, not only salmon, but fish 

 of other kinds greatly increased. 



Mr. JAS. H. GROSSMAN, in proposing a vote of thanks 

 to Mr. Milne Home for his very valuable Paper, said that 

 one of the beneficial results of the Conferences was that 

 gentlemen of experience from all parts of the world were 

 brought together to discuss these interesting questions. 

 He had always been of opinion that if the regulations 

 governing the Tweed fisheries could be applied to the other 

 rivers of Scotland they would not have to complain of the 

 falling off in the Scotch salmon fisheries. As a member 

 of the Executive, he might plead as some excuse to Mr. 

 Milne Home for the audience not being larger, that there 

 had just been another important lecture on "Fish as Food," 

 by Sir Henry Thompson ; but the able paper which had 

 been brought before them would be printed and distributed, 

 and would therefore not be lost sight of, but be thoroughly 

 well considered. 



Mr. BLOOMFIELD seconded the vote of thanks, and said 

 that he, as an Irishman, had felt some pleasure in finding 

 that Scotchmen were not always able to do things as 

 well as an Irishman. As an old magistrate of thirty 

 years' standing he knew something of the matter, and he 

 could say that they were in a much better position in 

 Ireland than they appeared to be in Scotland, from what 

 Mr. Milne Home had stated. The representatives of 

 Canada and the United States had, he thought, given 

 them some hints which were worthy of consideration. They 

 had shown what the younger Governments were doing to 

 further the interests of the people by increasing the supply 

 of fish ; and he was afraid the old country was very much 

 behind them. Fish was an important article of food for the 



