6 TRANSACTIONS LLVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



increased material for faunistic work ; and, consequently, 

 in the last annual report (December, 1891) it was sug- 

 gested that the time had arrived when the Biological 

 Station then on Puthn Island might with advantage be 

 transferred to some new and less inaccessible spot. Hoy- 

 lake or West Kirby in Cheshire and Port Erin in the 

 Isle of Man were both mentioned as suitable, and a free 

 expression of opinion from local biologists was invited, 

 with the result that it soon became evident to the Com- 

 mittee that our workers almost unanimously voted for 

 the south end of the Isle of Man. 



On connnunicating with the Isle of Man Natural History 

 and Antiquarian Society through their energetic Secretary 

 Mr. P. M. C. Kermode, of Ramsey, we were gratified to 

 find that they welcomed our project, and passed the 

 following resolution at their meeting on February '25th : — ■ 

 **0n the strong recommendation of the General Committee, 

 it was unanimously resolved that Professor Herdman be 

 invited to establish a Marine Biological Laboratory in 

 the island, and that this Society should afford all the 

 assistance in its power to an undertaking which would be 

 of so great an advantage to it and to the whole island, and 

 would consider it an honour to co-operate with the 

 L.M.B.C. in their excellent work " (see Yn Lioar Manni- 

 NAGH, vol. I., no. 11, p. 368.) 



As it was felt to be highly desirable that the laboratory 

 should be open and ready for work as early as possible in 

 sunnuer, Mr. Thompson and I went over on a mission 

 to Port Erin and Port St. Mary early in March for the 

 purpose of finding out what places were available at that 

 end of the island. After examining various existing 

 buildings at Port St. Mary, Perwick Bay, and other places, 

 we fixed upon a most suitable site at Port Erin, and were 

 fortunately able to arrange with the owner Mr. Thomas 



