MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION AT PORT ERIN. 301 



Any one who finds this is earnestly requested 

 to write the place, and date when found, in the 

 space (on the other side) for the purpose, place 

 the paper in an envelope, and post it to 

 Professor Herdman, 



University College, 



Liverpool. 

 Postage need not be prepaid. 



No 



[Turn over. 

 [other side.] 

 Please write distinctly, and give full particulars. 

 Locality, where found 



Date, when found 



Name and address of sender. 



A paper was then placed in each bottle, so folded that 

 the number could be readily seen through the glass, the 

 cork was well pressed down, and dipped in melted parafSn. 

 Nearly two hundred of these bottles have, since September 

 30th, been dropped into the sea in various parts of our 

 area, a record being kept of the locality and time when 

 each was set free. Several dozen were let off from the 

 Isle of Man steamer in crossing to Douglas and back, at 

 intervals of quarter of an hour, and from our trawler when 

 dredging between Port Erin and Ireland. Several dozen 

 have been let off' from Mr. Alfred Holt's steamers in 

 going round to Holyhead and in coming down from 

 Greenock. The fishery steamer "John Fell" has dis- 

 tributed a number along the coast in the northern part of 

 the district, and others have been set free at stated 



