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touched on an entirely new question. Hitherto the litera- 

 ture of fish culture had contained no allusion to forest 

 culture : at the same time it was a subject of great 

 importance, and every fish culturist would see the bearing 

 of it at once. Mr. Howitz had pointed out this fact, 

 and had given them the benefit of his practical experi- 

 ence as a forester in Australia, and while engaged by the 

 French Government in the forest service in Algiers. He 

 considered that this paper would be received with great 

 interest by his own countrymen, because in the United 

 States, more than in any part of Europe, had the destruc- 

 tion of forests taken place. Many streams which formerly 

 had a steady flow of water were now dried up in summer, 

 and torrents in winter, while many kinds of fish which once 

 teemed in them were now almost extinct. 



Major SEWELL-GANA seconded the motion, which was 

 carried unanimously. 



The MARQUIS OF HAMILTON proposed a vote of thanks 

 to his Excellency the Danish Minister for so kindly pre- 

 siding over the meeting. He regretted the attendance had 

 been somewhat small, but it must be a matter for congratu- 

 lation to Mr. Howitz that his paper had been so thoroughly 

 appreciated by the United States Commissioner. It was 

 also a matter for congratulation to think that a gentleman 

 of Danish nationality should be so kind as to come and 

 preside on the present occasion, and that another Danish 

 gentleman should be so good as to read this important 

 paper, especially remembering that both were of the same 

 race as the noble lady who was so much beloved in Eng- 

 land the Princess of Wales. His Excellency had taken 

 great interest in the Exhibition from its commencement 

 and it was owing to him and to Mr. Howitz that the 

 Danish Court had been so amply filled. 



