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tion Commissioners. As you know, the two societies find it 

 profitable to meet at the same time and in the same place. The 

 places under consideration were New York, Quebec, Detroit, 

 Nashville, St. Louis, and San Francisco. The Committee went 

 exhaustively into the question and the final decision was that it 

 would be advisable for the societies to meet next year in St. 

 Louis. The time is left to the respective Executive Committees 

 of the two societies. But we respectfully suggest to the Execu- 

 tive Commitees that in selecting the time they fix upon a little 

 later period in the year, the latter part of September or the early 

 days of October. 



The report was unanimously adopted. 



Mr. Barber; Here is an offer from the National Museum of 

 Natural History, Paris, France, to exchange their bulletins for 

 ours. The question is whether or not you desire to do so. 



The exchange was unanimously agreed upon. 



A paper entitled "Pollution of Inland Streams" was pre- 

 sented by M. D. Hart. Discussion followed. 



Mr. E. T. D. Chambers presented a paper entitled "The 

 Maskinonge: A Question of Priority in Nomenclature." Dis- 

 cussion followed. 



A paper entitled "Fish Cultural Work of the Bureau of 

 Fisheries in the Mississippi Valley" was presented by C. F. Cul- 

 ler. Discussion followed. 



At 5 :00 p. m. a recess was taken until 7 :30 p. m. 



Evening Session, September 7, 1922. 



The meeting was called to order by President Barber. 



A paper entitled "Investigations in the Preservation of Fish 

 NIets and Lines," by Harden F. Taylor and Arthur W. Wells, 

 was read by Mr. Taylor, Discussion followed. 



Mr. E. C. Fearnow presented a paper entitled "A New and 

 Practical Device for Transporting Live Fish." This paper was 

 discussed at the session on the following morning. 



At 10 p. m. the meeting adjourned. 



Morning Session, September 8, 1922. 



The meeting was called to order at 9 o'clock a. m. by Presi- 

 dent Barber. 



Mr. Millett: You will recall that in my annual report I 





