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Lady Flake's letter is as follows : — 



King's Housf:, Jamaica, ist Feb., 1892. 

 Dear Mr. Brown, — 



My husband and I are at present much interested 

 in a scheme on bjhalf of which I am anxious to enlist your energetic 

 assistance. It is proposed to establish here a Marine Biological 

 Station, on the lines of the Stations at Plymouth and Naples. The 

 Station is to be founded as a Memorial of the fourth Centenary of the 

 discovery of the New World, and to be named "The Columbus Ma- 

 rine Biological Station." In England the scheme is supported by 

 Professor Huxley, Professor Ray Lankester, M, A., Professor Flower, 

 Gunther, (British Museum) Dr. Ball, F. R. S., and many other eminent 

 scientific men. The Hon. Walter Rothschild has undertaken to act as 

 Honorary Secretary ; Messrs. Coutts & Co. to be Bankers and the 

 Editor of the " Times'''' has promised a prominent position to correspon- 

 dence on the subject. We have also promises of support from many 

 leading scientific men in America and are most anxious to secure the 

 assistance and countenance of leading men m Canada. We shall be so 

 much obliged if you will do anything in your power to push the scheme 

 there. We are anxious that the Institution should be as international 

 as possible in its scope, and it would be a great matter to have a meet- 

 ing place in common for scientific students from the old and new worlds. 

 Jamaica is within easy reach of both, and appears to offer every 

 advantage for the proposed institution. Your advocacy of the plan in 

 Canada would be of great value. Please let me know if you think we 

 may hope for any assistance from there. 



Believe me. 



Yours truly, 



EDITH BLAKE. 

 Adam Brown, Esq., 



Hajnilton, Canada. 



The value of such a station is undoubted and the Island of 

 Jamaica is particularly suitable for its location. The accessibility and 

 convenience of this station for American students would assure its 



