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Mr. Woods: My sug-f^estion would be the appointment 

 of a special committee to deal with the whole question of the 

 secretarial position, salarj^ and so on. This suggestion was 

 made a motion, seconded and carried. 



President Leach : The next business will be the Reports 

 of Vice-Presidents of Divisions. 



Mr. Hayford presented the report of the Division of Fish 

 Culture. 



Mr. Hayford: Sportsmen are no longer satisfied with 

 anything less than trout 6 to 8 inches for stocking purxx)ses. 

 Fish culturists must know how to breed a strong vigor into 

 trout, that the fish may not be susceptible to every hatchery 

 disease. 



Mr. Poole, Division of Commercial Fishing: The im- 

 portance of the fish industry in most parts of the world is 

 proven by the extent to which its welfare has entered into 

 national politics. The industry is languishing. It sorely 

 needs the assistance the Government can render. I recom- 

 mend that every member of this Society get behind the Bureau 

 of Fisheries program for the coming year. Give such as- 

 sistance as you can through your Representatives in Congress 

 on behalf of appropriations for Bureau activities. 



The Vice-Presidents of the Divisions of Aquatic Biology 

 and Physics, Angling, Protection and Legislation, did not sub- 

 mit reports. 



A greeting was read from Mr. Henry O'Malley, United 

 States Commissioner of Fisheries. 



committees. 



President Leach : I wish to announce the appointment 

 of the following committees. 



Committee on Nominations: Nathan R. Buller, Carlos 

 Avery, E. A. Tulian, J. H. Brunson, C. F. Culler. 



Committee on Time and Place of Meeting: John W. Tit- 

 comb, G. C. Embody, W. C. Adams. 



Committee on Resolutions: Dr. R. C. Osburn, E. W. Cobb, 

 Dudley Berwick. 



Auditing Committee : T. E. B. Pope, Fred J. Foster, Chas. 

 W. Bumham. 



Special Committee re Financial Status: J. P. Woods, R. C. 

 Osburn, J. W. Titcomb. 



Special Committee on Pollution: N. R. Buller, Chairman. 

 Other members of Committee to be selected by Mr. Buller. 



