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France, has about 16,000 visitors each summer, which 

 brings in about i>320 to the funds of that institution. 



The Curator. 



In spring, the Committee appointed Mr. J. Henry 

 Vanstone, of the Koyal College of Science, South Ken- 

 sington, resident Curator of the Biological Station, and 

 Mr. Vanstone occupied the post continuously from April 

 till September, when he was compelled to resign owing to 

 family circumstances which required him to live near 

 London. After Mr. Vanstone left, Mr. J. A. Clubb acted 

 as Curator for a short time during the vacation, and then 

 the station was left in the charge of the laboratory boy for 

 the winter, but it is the intention of the Committee to 

 proceed shortly to the appointment of a new Curator, who 

 will commence his duties at Easter. 



Mr. Vanstone during his tenure of the ofhce drew up 

 and sent weekly reports to the Director on the condition 

 of the tanks, the work being done in the laboratory, the 

 animals collected, the temperature of sea and air, the 

 number of visitors, &c. From these reports I extract the 

 following series of temperatures (Fahrenheit) which may 

 be of value. They were all taken about 10 a.m. : — 



