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tinguished foreign authorities composing tlie late International Fislv 

 ery Congress. 



Resolved, That we pledge our individual and united efforts to 

 promote the success of the Washington Congress, and will accord 

 all practicable assistance and support to those having charge of the 

 arrangements. 



Resolved, That at the proper time the president appoint a com- 

 mittee of seven members to officially represent the society at the Con- 

 gress: the said delegates to represent the different geographical sec- 

 tions of the country as far as practicable. 



Resolved, That the Society hold its regular annual meeting at 

 Washington in 1908, in conjunction with the International Fishery 

 Congress." 



Your committee therefore recommend that, pursuant to {W\< 

 last resolution, the next meeting of the Society he lu'id in \\'asli- 

 ington, D. C. That the meeting be called on Monday morning. 

 September 21st at 10 o'clock, to be continued from tliat time as 

 long as necessary to complete the business. On this subject, I 

 think Dr. Smith can give you some information, which will make 

 this date appear the desirable one for holding the meeting. 



President: We shall be glad to hear from Dr. Smith. 



Dr. Smith : Mr. President and Gentlemen : T have no \Qvy 

 definite views as to the course of procedure in the case of this 

 double meeting to be held in Washington next year. I should 

 not favor the merging of the American Fisheries Society in the • 

 International Fishery Congress. I think we should hold an in- 

 dependent meeting. But, in order that the meeting may not bo 

 unduly prolonged, it seems to me that we should be willing on 

 this special occasion to condense our proceedings as much as 

 possible; have all the essential business conducted and have pre- 

 sented such papers as are of rather local interest, leaving papers 

 of more wide-spread interest to be presented at the International 

 Fishery Congress. 



'The International Congress has been called for Tuesday, 

 Septemljcr 22nd, and the sessions wdll continue for four or five 

 days. It seems to me, Mr. President, that there is reason to be- 

 lieve that owing to the peculiar conditions attending the next 

 mec^iing of the society, there should be one of the most interest- 

 ing and important gatherings ever held in this country in con- 

 nection with and in interest of fisheries. 



I believe all of the members have received copies of the an- 



