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taken with the fly during the spawning-season. I would say 
that I have taken the grayling with the fly, and taken the 
spawn from the fish immediately after, and also that there 
is to be an effort this spring to take grayling spawn. 
Mr. BLAcKForD suggested certain changes in the organi- 
zation of the sections whose duty it was to report on spe- 
cial subjects. 
The following gentlemen were appointed for 1878-79 : 
SECTION 1.. Ma. S. Green, 
Mr. S. Wilmot. 
SECTION 2. Nr C.B8, Eyvarts, 
Bir. Stone, Fishery Laws and Fish- Ways. 
Methods tn Fish-Culture, ete. 
TB. E ersitsen, 
SECTION: 2. Mir. J. W... Milner, 
Mr. F. Mather, Natural FHrstory, ete. 
Mneo GC. Waiyddallock: 
Section 4. Mr. E 
Mirnwb 
. G. Blackford, 
ie Fisheries. 
. Phillips, 
Mr. MiLner offered the following resolution : 
Resolved, That this Association tender their thanks to the 
officers and members of the Fulton Market Fishmongers’ 
Association for the use of their rooms. At the same time 
the American Fish Cultural Association are desirous of 
expressing the pleasure they feel at having had associated 
with them so many gentlemen directly representing, in a 
commercial sense, the fishing interests of New York, and 
that they are quite sanguine in the belief that the impres- 
sion of such a practical working element must advance the 
interests of the Association. 
Tue PresipENT: I would like to say a word or two to 
