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Report of the Council, 1898-99. 



The Council and Officers. 



There have been four ordinary meetings of the Council during the 

 year, at which the average attendance has been 8. As in previous 

 years, the meetings have been held at the rooms of the Eoyal Society, 

 and the Council has again to express its thanks for the courtesy thus 

 extended. 



The Council has to record with regret the death of Professor 

 G. J. Allman, f.r.s., who has been one of the Vice-Presidents of the 

 Association since its foundation in 1884. 



The Plymouth Laboratory. 



The Laboratory continues in a state of efficiency, and is adequately 

 equipped with all the most modern requirements necessary for the 

 prosecution of scientific researches in the various branches of marine 

 bionomics and of the morphology of marine animals and plants. 



The tank-room has undergone considerable rearrangement, and has 

 been well stocked with a variety of fishes and of invertebrates, a 

 number of species which have not previously been kept alive for 

 lengthened periods having successfully survived the winter. 



The pumps and engines which supply the sea-water and circulate it 

 in the tanks have worked satisfactorily throughout the year, and only 

 repairs due to ordinary wear and tear have been required. • 



Both the tanks and the Association's exhibition collection of pre- 

 served specimens have been open to the public on payment of a small 

 charge, and have been seen by a large number of visitors. 



The Laboratory has continued to supply living and preserved speci- 

 mens of marine organisms to naturalists in all parts of the country for 

 use in their investigations, as well as to numerous teaching institutions 

 and museums for educational purposes. 



