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should be empowered by the Society to prepare and 
present to the Government suggestions for legislation 
with a view to the establishment of close times, the 
protection of fry, the regulation of the sizes of mesh, 
the registration of fishing boats, &c. Also that the 
Committee should examine into the state of the 
ichthyological collection in the Museum with a view to 
putting it in order fit for educational purposes." 
A Government communication in reference to moth 
borers in India was taken for notification. 
Another Government communication with, a catalogue 
of economic plants from M. Linden, Brussels, was read 
and laid over for the information of the members. 
The thanks of the Society were accorded to the 
Commissioner, Imperial Department of Agriculture, for 
pamphlets on cultivation of vegetables in Barbados; 
scale insects part 1 ; and sweet potatoes : also for 
following donations : — 
To the Museum, from 
R. N. Gilchrist, a racoon. 
C. R. Didier, a copper coin. 
M. de Souza, a moth. 
J. N. Gowner, a blighted cocoanut. 
G. S. Jenman, pair of horns of red deer. 
P. J. Shea, Newfoundland, through .^neas D. 
MacKay, a white seal. 
In reply to a question from Mr. Hargreaves, the 
Chairman informed the meeting that Dr. Willey, the 
appointed Curator to the Museum, had unexpectedly 
asked to be excused from taking up his appointment, 
and that therefore the Directors had appointed Mr. 
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