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of comity between that state and this Commonwealth, to the 

 obligations of international law, and to the local interests of 

 that state. 



Resolved, That his Excellency, the Governor, is hereby 

 requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the gov- 

 ernor of the state of Connecticut, with a request that the 

 same be laid before the legislature of the same," 



Col. Theodore Lyman of Brookline and Hon. Alfred E. 

 Field of Greenfield were appointed commissioners to super- 

 intend the construction and maintenance of fishways in 

 Massachusetts, and are to hold their offices for the term of 

 five years. A fishway at Lowell twelve feet wide is com- 

 pleted, and the one at Lawrence is being built, and will be 

 completed before the stream is closed with ice. The cost of 

 the latter is estimated at $8,500. 



The legislature of Connecticut, at its session in June last, 

 adopted a resolution empowering the governor of the state 

 to appoint two commissioners to confer with similar appointees 

 of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, concerning 

 the introduction and protection of sea-fish in the Connecticut 

 river. In pursuance of this his Excellency, Governor 

 Hawley, appointed as said commissioners Messrs. J. Ham- 

 mond Trumbull of Hartford, and William H. Goodspeed of 

 East Haddam. 



In a communication apprising us of the appointments that 

 had been made, Governor Hawley expressed confidence in 

 the enterprise, and said he should "take great pleasure in aid- 

 ing in the attainment of the ends sought by the general move- 

 ment." 



The commissioners of New Hampshire have been author- 

 ized to co-operate with those of Massachusetts in restocking 

 the Merrimac river with shad and salmon, and also the Con- 

 necticut river if the other states in interest do their duty in 

 the matter. At this time they have a man in their employ in 

 New Brunswick to procure salmon spawn, and they are also 



