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ULSTER FISHERIES AND BIOLOGY ASSOCIATION. 



March 23. — A most successful conversazione was given by the 

 President and Council in the Queen's College, Belfast. The guests 

 numbered several hundreds. After tea, which was served in the Entrance 

 Hall, the guests proceeded to inspect the large series of exhibits in the 

 Natural History Museum upstairs. 



The list of exhibits was as follows : — Table A, (i) Collecting apparatus, 

 (2) copepods of Larne district, (3) living specimens from Larne Harbour, 

 Mr. Pearson ; Table B, (i) physical apparatus for marine work, (2) 

 foraminifera of L^arne district, Mr. Gough ; Table C, vsponges of Larne 

 district, Miss Patterson; Table D, sea-anemones of the district, 

 Mr. Gallway; Table K, annelids of the Larne district, Mr. James Orr 5 

 Table P", Crustacea of the Larne district, Mr. Rankin ; Table G, bivalves 

 of Larne district, Mrs. R. Patterson; Table H, gastropod molluscs, 

 cuttle-fishes, &c., Messrs. Green, Walpole, and Welch ; Table I, (i) maps 

 showing results of experiments for determining surface drift, (2) local 

 polyzoa and brachiopods, Mr. Cunningham ; Table K, birds of Larne 

 district, Mr. Workman ; Table L, seaweeds of Larne district, tuuicates, 

 fishes,. &c., Mr. Thornton ; Table M, (1) demonstration of effects of gases 

 on ciliary movement, (2) demonstration of methods of recognising animal 

 and vegetable pigments, (3) demonstration of effects of different forms of 

 light upon the development of the eyes of fishes, &c., Professor Milroy. 



About 9 p.m. the guests assembled in the Examination Hall, when a 

 lecture was given by Professor Gregg Wilson from photographs of the 

 work at Larne, shown by limelight. 



March 30.— A public lecture on "Trout Culture" was delivered by 

 Professor Gregg Wii^sON, D.Sc, in the Belfast Museum. The chair was 

 occupied by Walter H. Wilson (President of the Belfast Chamber of 

 Commerce, and President of the Belfast Anglers' Association), and 

 there was a large audience. After referring to fish farms, the lecturer 

 gave a detailed account of the life-history of the Trout, pointing out 

 the conditions necessary for its welfare, and illustrating the best kinds 

 of natural food to be introduced and encouraged in lakes and rivers, and 

 the shelter which should be provided for the young. The various 

 enemies of trout were described, and means for their destruction 

 suggested. The lecture was illustrated by lantern slides, live trout, and 

 hatching boxes, and was favourably discussed by F. J. Kennedy, 

 R. Welch, and J. M. Dickson. 



