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time when I held office. You know, of course, I live in Toledo 
and have the reputation of being the biggest fish har in the 
United States; but I continually receive letters of inquiry from 
foreign countries, and some very curious scientific questions are 
being asked me. The angling part of it I take a great deal of 
pleasure in answering, but you would be surprised to see the cor- 
respondence I have from foreign countries about the American 
Fisheries Society, although I have not been recording secretary 
for many years. 
Mr. Peabody: As recording secretary I would lke to ask 
why the gentleman does not refer this correspondence to the 
present recording secretary ? 
Mr. Gunekel: I generally refer everything of a scientific 
nature to you, but as to the other matters I perform my duties 
under my salary and answer the communications myself. 
Mr. Peabody: JI have a communication from Dr. Smith 
that perhaps would come under the head of unfinished business. 
It is as follows: 
You will reeall that I corresponded with the officers and the 
executive committee relative to an award to be offered by the 
Society at the next International Fishery Congress. All re- 
sponded favorably, and the majority of those who suggested any 
subject for the award mentioned fish diseases. Accordingly, I 
made the following announcement in the circular which has been 
sent to the members: 
“By the American Fisheries Society: For a paper embody- 
ing the most important original observations and investigations 
regarding the cause, treatment and prevention of a disease affect- 
ing a species of fish under cultivation, $100 in gold.” 
Will you please bring this matter to the notice of the Society, 
and have the foregoing action ratified ? 
Dr. Birge: I move that the action of Dr. Smith be ratified 
and accepted as the action of the society. 
Motion seconded and unanimously carried. 
Prof. Jacob Reighard then presented a paper on “The Identi- 
fication for Legal Purposes of Mutilated or Dressed Specimens 
of Whitefish and Herring from the Great Lakes.” 
