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South Hants, to be collector of the said subscriptions in the 

 town department. The said captain having given a great 

 proof of ability for that office, inasmuch as he has already 

 collected five guineas from Gigar, alias Mathew Lee, Esq., 

 and the society have the strongest hopes that he will give 

 an equally unexpected proof of his integrity by paying over 

 the said sum into the hands of the treasurer. 



" A journal is to be kept of the occurrences of each day, 

 which, among other interesting matters, is to contain an 

 account of the number of fish caught, their respective 

 weights, by whom caught, &c., &c. 



" The said journal is at a proper time to be printed and 

 published, and although the party are confident that the said 

 journal will also be a record of wit, humour, pleasantry, and 

 possibly even of deep observation, from the acknowledged 

 and various talents of the said party, yet, disdaining all 

 personal advantage, it is resolved, in humble imitation 

 of the example set by the Rev. J. W. L. Bowles, that in 

 case any copies of the said fresh-water log-book should be 

 sold the profits shall be solely applied to the benefit of the 

 widows and orphans of deceased fishermen. 



"No drawing, painting, sketch, or model of any trout 

 shall be taken at the general expense, unless such fish shall 

 have exceeded the weight of five pounds, and shall have 

 been bona fide caught by one of the party, and not privately 

 bought at Stockbridge. 



"Any member describing the strength, size, weight of 

 any immense fish which he had skilfully hooked, dexter- 

 ously played with, and successfully brought to the bank, 

 when by the clumsiness of the man with the landing net — 

 only conceive how provoking — the said fish got off, shall 



