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Huxley from lier former owners, and let lier upon favourable terms to 

 the Association. Accommodation for the naturalists has been fitted up 

 in the old lish-hold of the trawler, and a small laboratory has been 

 built on deck. The Huxley commenced work in November last. 



The Association's steamer Oifho)ui, which works in connection with 

 the Plymouth Laboratory, continued the general collecting and the 

 fishery investigations in the South Devon bays during the summer of 

 1902. She was, however, laid up for the winter months, as the funds 

 at the disposal of the Association did not allow of her being kept in 

 commission throughout the year. 



The old sailing boat Anton Bohrn, which has done good service for 

 many years, has been replaced by a new and slightly larger boat, which 

 has been given the same name. 



The Staff. 



The Staff at present employed by the Council is as follows : — 



Stationed at Plymouth. 

 Director. E. J. Allen, D.sc. 



Hydrographer (International Investigations). D. Matthews. 

 Assistant Naturalist for rnvertehrates. S. Pace. 

 Assistant „ „ PlanUon (International Investigations). 



L. H. Gough, PH.D. 



Stationed at Lowestoft. 



Naturalist in charge of Fishery Investigations. W. Garstang, m.a. 

 Assistant Naturedist for Fishes (International Investigations). 



W. Wallace, b.sc. 

 \st Assistant Naturalist for Invertebrates (International Investigations). 



C. Forster Cooper, b.a. 

 2nd „ „ „ „ Pt. A. Todd, b.sc. 



Dr. H. M. Kyle, who was a member of the Association's Fishery Staff 

 during the greater part of the year, lias left in order to take up an 

 appointment as Biological Assistant at the Central Bureau of the 

 International Investigations in Copenhagen. 



Occupation of Tables. 



lu addition to those mentioned above, the following have been 



engaged in research work at the Laboratory during the year : — 



G. C. Chubb, B.Sc, University College, London (Development of the ovary 



of Antedon). 

 Miss R. M. Clark, Plymouth High School (Polyzoa). 

 Prof. C. B. Davenport, Chicago (Variation of Mollusca). 

 L. DoNCASTER, B.A., Cambridge (Fertilisation in Echinoderms). 

 K. (!. Gardiner, Boston, Mass. (Rhabdocoels). 



