10 American Fisheries Society. 



REPORT OF THE TREASURER 



In the absence of Mr. Millett, the Treasurer, his report 

 was read by Mr. Bower. 



Boston, Mass., September 12th, 1923. 



To The American Fisheries Society : 



Herewith is submitted the annual i*eport of the Treasurer from 

 the meeting in Madif^on, Wisconsin, in September, 1922, to August 14, 

 1923. The financial showing of the Society for the past year cannot 

 be called satisfactory. Despite frequent appeals of the Treasurer for 

 the payment of dues and a personal appeal of the President to delin- 

 quents, there still remain unpaid dues. On the other hand, those in 

 arrears for two years and over, number but 13. To these, special 

 notices have been sent and the last number of the Transactions has 

 been withheld from them. The Treasurer plans that if these dues are 

 not paid by the time of this annual session the usual form of one 

 month's notice will be sent to them, and then those who fail to respond 

 will be dropped unless this meeting shall decide otherwise. 



As for those in arrears for one year, it is but fair to presume that 

 the large majority of them will pay within a reasonable time. 



If the Society is to continue existence as an active force in its 

 chosen field, it must immediately inaugurate some plan whereby the 

 present indebtedness may be cleared up and also make provision that 

 the annual expenditures shall not exceed the annual receipts. 



For that reason, I would suggest the following: 



First: A campaign to at least double the present active dues-pay- 

 ing membership of the Society. 



Second: Active steps to secure, by pledges or otherwise, sufficient 

 money to insure the annual payment of a stipulated sum annually into 

 the Permanent Fund of the Society, this payment to continue until 

 the indebtedness to the Permanent Fund is fully paid up with interest. 



Third: A closer understanding and more effective cooperation 

 between the officers of the Society. 



Taking this opportunity to recall to the members that the authority 

 of the Treasurer is limited to only the solicitation and collection of 

 dues and the disbursing of monies for the payment of such properly 

 approved bills as may be presented to him, I invite your attention to 



the following financial statements: 



