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this section of our activities during the past three years is well 

 brought out in the following tabulations of receipts and expen- 

 diture : — 



Not only has the volume of business increased greatly, but the loss 

 experienced in both the two preceding years has now been con- 

 verted into a profit. 



The difficulties attendant upon the comparative inaccessibility 

 of Pulicat continue however to hamper progress greatly, and 

 sometimes to cause disappointment to consignees. When the 

 Ennur Fisheries Station be re-established as intended during the 

 current year, supervision will become more efficient and the 

 operations will be facilitated in several ways. 



34. Zoological Specimen Supply. — This branch of our operations 

 has been attended with remarkable success during the past year. 

 A new price-list was prepared and circulated among the prin- 

 cipal colleges in India, with the result that orders have poured in 

 steadily and tax our modest resources to the utmost. The following 

 comparison shows the financial aspect of the work : — 



Expenditure. Receipts. Profits. 



RS. A. P. RS. A. P. RS. A. P. 



1917-1 8 3° 2 " " 735 11 ° 43 2 15 1 



1918-19 363 4 8 1,257 14 6 894 9 10 



Considering that the rates charged are much lower than those of the 

 Plymouth and Naples laboratories, and that we are not seeking to 

 make large profits, these figures are noteworthy and reflect credit 

 upon the Sub-assistant in charge of this branch. It has to be 

 remembered too, that this particular work, like so much else, is 

 done under very great disabilities. We have not a properly fitted up 

 marine laboratory anywhere, and this cannot be remedied pending 

 the erection of the long postponed Marine Stations at Madras and 

 Krusadai Island (Pamban). The fact remains that we are now able 

 to supply the Zoological Departments of Indian Colleges and 

 Universities with the greater part of the specimens they require 

 for teaching purposes and which formerly they had to obtain at 



