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as it would be agreeable to us. We want fish to be plenty, 
not merely for amusement, not for sport, but as a practical 
question of economic benefit to the community, and it will 
benefit the gentlemen who deal in fish as well as any- 
body else in the community, so that our action really 
tends in the same direction. It has given us’ great satis- 
faction that the Fishmongers’ Association invited us _ to 
meet. here’'’'to-day.: “We ‘feel that “we” are> 4’ little “nearer 
to them. You are aware that there has been some slight 
feeling of jealousy between them and us. The fishmongers 
first thought that we had interfered with them, and a feel- 
ing of jealousy ensued. But this, I believe, has now en- 
tirely disappeared. There were gentlemen who dealt either 
directly or indirectly with the same subject of fish-culture, 
saying that it was a mere plaything, of no value practically, 
and was more theoretical than practical, both in process and 
results; but they, as well as we, are now, I believe, con- 
vinced that it is not so; that fish-culture has surpassed the 
expectations of those who took part in it, and I say that 
fish-culture can be made more interesting to those who take 
part in it, and I would like to see something decided come 
out of it in that direction. 
The appointment of a committee to nominate officers for 
the ensuing year, and report the ensuing day, was then sug- 
gested. 
Mr. RoosEvELT said a few words in favor of rotation of 
office. 
The nominating Committee was appointed. 
THe PRESIDENT announced the report to the next sec- 
tion, “On Fisheries,” would be presented. 
The meeting adjourned till Thursday, February 28, 1877, 
at 10:30 A.’ M. 
