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when we can thus improve the sporting ranks to the end that we 

 will get along more smoothly in connection with the fish cultur- 

 al work of this society, and thereby relieve the various fish com- 

 missions of much unjust criticism of their work, and possibly 

 increase their appropriations for scientific field work to more 

 correctly determine as matters of fact whether or not waters are 

 fished out. 



]\Ir. Titcomb : I cannot help getting up to second the sug- 

 gestion. I concur with Dr. Birge in his remarks, and I am in 

 favor of the principle of ]\Ir. Wilson's resolution, and if the com- 

 mittee could get that resolution into shape I would like to see 

 it done. I am also a charter member of the Xorth American 

 Fish and Game Protection Association, and I know any resolu- 

 tion that this organization passes will have some influence there, 

 where Mr. Alvord suggests that we have these local organizations 

 to protect the fish where they ought to l)e protected, without in- 

 spiring a lot of cranks to introduce new legislation, and we all 

 know that every legislator has to face fifteen, twenty or thirty 

 times as many bills as ought to come up. If we can only get 

 something that Avould do good and not do harm I would like to 

 endorse it and help it through. 



President : You have the motion of Dr. Birge that the reso- 

 lution Ije referred back to the resolutions committee in order 

 that it, in connection with the author of the original resolution. 

 draft something in accordance with the views of the society that 

 can be properly supported. 



Motion unanimously carried. 



Mr. Titcomb : When 1 moved that the matter of the time of 

 holding the next meeting be laid on the table I did not think it 

 would be well to hold a meeting at that time every year, and I 

 think so still : but in view of all the arguments in connection 

 with the location, and the fact that we are operating hatcheries 

 at that time and fish will be seen on the spawning beds, and fish 

 cultural operations inspected, I now move the adoption of the 

 resolution. 



President : I think it would be proper first to move to take 

 the resolution from the table. 



