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Dr. MAcCALLUM: Some boys recently pulled up 300 yards of gill net which 
was stretched across the mouth of the Grand river, yet the matter was not looked 
into, though the net really closed up the whole stream? 
Mr. AMSDEN: Was that net licensed ? 
Dr. MacCa.ium : Yes, but not to be put there. We had before us recently the 
president of the Long Point Shooting Company, and he assuréd us that he could 
show us drawn up on the sands, festering in the sun, not less than two or three tons 
of black bass eggs which had been drawn up by nets on the beach. Yet these 
seines were licensed. Just think of that in a civilized country! Allow me to 
draw your attention to the fact that this resolution was simply a suggestion that 
this subject should he brought before this conference for consideration. There- 
fore, any resolution with reference to that before this meeting would be in order, 
I think. 
The CHAIRMAN: Certainly, please write your resolution. 
Dr. MacCatuvm put his resolution in writing, and it was moved by Mr. 
Whitaker, seconded by Mr. Stewart and carried unanimously. 
Mr. WHITAKER: I have now reduced my amendment to this resolution to 
writing, and I would suggest that these words be added to the resolution : 
“ Resolved, That the Uuited States Commissioner be required to urge upon 
Congress the necessity of granting an appropriation to permit the detail of a 
force of competent and skilled persons, to ascertain and mark in detail upon 
suitable charts for public use and distribution, the location of the spawning beds 
of the whitefish, salmon trout and other commercial fish in the great lakes, 
whereon the fry of these fish artificially propagated may be placed where the fish. 
naturally cast their ova.” 
I move this resolution seconded by Mr. Smith. 
The resolution was adopted. 
Secretary STEWART: The next is a resolution by Mr. Post, which reads as 
follows : 
“ Resolved, That this body regards with disfavour any movement looking 
towards the turning over to the United States government the work of the state 
commissions in propagating and planting commercial fish in the great lakes. 
“That the jurisdiction over the dake fisheries belongs naturally to the 
adjoining states, whose interest in their success is paramount to that of the 
United States as a whole, and, 
“That there is an abundant field for the concurrent action of the bordering 
states,and of the general government, and anything that would detract from the 
state’s interest in this matter will be detrimental to the end aimed at of re- 
stocking the waters of the great lakes. 
“ And we recommend a course which will encourage and stimulate greater 
interest and larger expenditures in this great work by the several bordering 
states, and at the same time, increased interest in the subject by the United. 
States Fish Commission.” 
Mr. Wuitaker: Mr. Chairman, I would move the adoption of this resolu- 
tion, and in so doing I would like to state that it was with some embarrassment. 
that our Commission decided to send a representative to your meetings. The 
embarrassment arose from the fact that the original resolution on which you met. 
seemed to indicate that-it was a matter that more nearly concerned the Province 
of Ontario and the State of New York. We came to tke conclusion, however, 
