Resolutions: J. P. Woods, E. T. D. Chambers, W. E. Albert, 

 G. C. Leach, M. G. Sellers. 



Time and place of meeting: Carlos Avery, E. E. Prince, Chas. 

 O. Hayford. 



Nominations: E. W. Cobb, W. H. Rowe, A. L. Millett, R. S. 

 Ward, B. O. Webster. 



Auditing: G. C. Leach, J. W. Titcomb, W. E. Barber. 



The following special committees were also appointed : 



Committee on Financial Condition of the Society: Carlos Avery, 

 J. W. Titcomb, G. C. Leach, A. L. Millett, Ward T. Bower. 



Com.mittee to Secure New Members during the Ensuing Year: 

 J. W. Titcomb, Carlos Avery, M. L. Alexander, A. L. Millett, Ward 

 T. Bower. 



Committee to Consider the matter of Affiliation of the National 

 Association of Fisheries Commissioners with the American Fisheries 

 Society: G. C. Leach, Harry A. Grammes, Carlos Avery, J. W. 

 Titcomb. 



Owing to the absence of certain members of the Committee on 

 Awards, President Buller named E. W. Cobb, Chas. O. Hayford, 

 and G. C. Embody to serve with the Chairman, Mr. Titcomb. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEES ON RELATIONS WITH NATIONAL AND STATE 



GOVERNMENTS 



Mr. E. W. Cobb, Chairman of the Committee on Relations with 

 National and State Governments, presented a report from which 

 the following is quoted : 



The scope of the committee's work was made to include the relations of 

 the National and State Governments with the Committee, with each other, 

 and with individuals and groups actively engaged in fishery matters. 



An offer was made to bring before the Society any matter of interest for 

 any one not able to be present at the meeting. The replies were not numer- 

 ous, and definite recommendations were few and far between. Among 

 the answers was one from Dr. C. W. Greene, University of Missouri, 

 Columbia, Mo., who suggested the need of fishery schools where not only 

 biological but also practical commercial fishery problems would receive 

 consideration. 



The following communication from the Fishing Gazette suggesting the 

 need of uniform fishery statistics merits consideration : 



"A comprehensive survey of the fishing industry of the United States 

 would be greatly simplified and results obtained through planting fish 

 fry in streams and enforcing certain closed seasons would be ascertained 

 with ease if each State used the same form in keeping fishery statistics 

 and collected them every year. To secure totals or comparative figures 

 on fisheries in interstate waters under present conditions by reference 

 to state reports, is seldom possible because no two secure the same 

 figures in the same way. Federal statistics for given areas are 



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