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talking- about what I know : and I hope that the society tonight 

 will not vote to reconsider the resolution on that account, and I 

 call for the question. 



President : Is the question on the reconsideration of the vote, 

 or is it on the resolution ? 



]\Ir. Meehan: The vote will be on whether the report of the 

 committee adopting a certain resolution as amended shall be re- 

 considered. 



The question was then put and lost. 



Mr. Fullerton: Our friend from England misunderstood 

 Dr. Birge's statement about the whitefish. The only time you 

 can catch the inland whitefish is during the spawning season. 



Mr. Fryer : I think my remarks have been understood, if the 

 facts are as stated that you can only catch whitefish in the way 

 you mention. 



Mr. Fullerton : The inland whitefish. 



]\Ir. Fryer : If you can only catch the inland whitefish dur- 

 ing the spawning season and if those inland whitefish are show- 

 ing signs of falling off, then you are doing an absolute wrong 

 in continuing catching them during the spawning season. 



Mr. Fullerton : They are increasing l)y thousands. 



Mr. A. Kelly EK^ans : If any gentleman wishes to know 

 whether whitefish are caught today in our great lakes I will show 

 him many menus, proving that Avhitefish are being used today 

 in the Province of Ontario. 



Dr. Birge : They are probably cold storage. 



President: The papers not read are to be referred to the 

 committee for publication. 



Adjourned sine die. 



