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The Staff. 



Mr. Frank Balfour Browne has been working during the year as 

 an Honorary Assistant to Mr. Garstang for fishery investigations. In 

 other respects there has been no change in the staff, which is now 

 constituted as follows: — Director (Dr. E. J. Allen), Naturalist in 

 charge of Fishery Investigations (Mr. Walter Garstang, assisted as 

 above by Mr. Browne), Fishery Naturalist (Dr. H. M. Kyle, who is 

 appointed in conjunction with the Devon County Council), and 

 Director's Assistant (Mr. E. A. Todd). 



Mr. Stuart Thomson, Lecturer on Biology at tlie Plymouth Technical 

 School, has been engaged in carrying out researches under Mr. 

 Garstang's direction. 



Occupation of Tables. 



In addition to the names mentioned above, the following naturalists 

 have been engaged in research work at the Plymouth Laboratory 

 during the year: — 



W. M. Aders, Ph.D., Marburg (Hydrozoa). 

 L. Dantan, St. Vanst (Fisheries). 



F. W. Gamble, D.Sc, Manchester (Crustacea). 

 E. GuRNEY, B.A., Oxford (Crustacea). 



Miss Heath, Torquay (General Zoology). 

 K. Lucas, Cambridge (Tunicata). 



G. E. Nichols, Royal College of Science, London (Mollusca). 

 W. B. Handles, Royal College of Science, London (Mollusca). 

 H. M. Woodcock, L'niversity College, London (Protozoa). 



Four students attended a class in Alarine Biology held by Dr. 

 Gamble during the Easter vacation, and Mr. M. D. Hill sent his 

 assistant to the Laboratory to collect material for research work. 



The Library. 



The thanks of the Association are due for the following books and 

 current numbers of periodicals presented to the Library during the 

 year :— 



Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 



Royal Society. Reports of the Malaria Committee. 



Royal Society. Rejjorts of the Evolution Committee. 



Transactions and Proceedings of the Zoological Societ}" of London. 



Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. (Glasgow, 



190L) 

 Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 

 Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. (Presented by Prof. E. Rav 



Lankester, f.r.s.) 

 Report of H.M. Inspectors of Fisheries. (England and Wales.) 

 Report of the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for 1900. 

 Return, Sea Fisheries. (Restrictive Legislation in Foreign Countries.) 



