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that time, it would let one know what is being planted, so 
far as the fish culturist is interested in it. The outsider does 
not know much about it anyway, and so far as the bureau is 
concerned we keep a sample lot of fish distributed by each sta- 
tion; that is, when these fish are distributed, a sample lot of 
them is sent to Washington, and one can see in Wash- 
ington the size of the fish distributed from the various stations 
of the bureau at various periods of the year. You could thus 
tell, under the new designation, just what number 1 or 
number 2 means, if the nomenclature should be adopted. 
I cannot see a much clearer way to designate fish than by 
numbers. It is not necessary to make the reports by numbers 
and get it down as fine as that. You might have afterwards a 
general tabulation as fry, fingerlings and yearlings. As far as 
the public is concerned, that is enough. But when we are talk- 
ing fish culture in these meetings we want to know the age 
rather than the size. 
President: This committee has not come to any conclu- 
sion, and if there is no objection we will give them further 
time. Perhaps they may get on some basis on which they can 
report at another meeting. 
We will listen to the report of the executive committee, 
Mr. Meehan chairman. 
Mr. Meehan: There was only one matter that. came before 
the executive committee during the year, and that was in the 
case of Dr. Smith, who having to make a trip to Europe sug- 
gested to the committee that he be made a representative of the 
American Fisheries Society to the International society, and 
an effort be made to have the society meet in the United States 
the following year. I placed myself in communication with the 
president of the society at once, and the necessary papers were 
sent to Dr. Smith. Unfortunately he did not receive them un- 
til it was too late, although there was no delay in complying 
with his request, but I think probably, unless I am mistaken, 
he had to move faster than he anticipated in the beginning. 
That is all that came before the committee during the year. 
President: Did it put you under any embarrassment, not , 
having your papers? 
