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Ulariiif 'l^iological Association of tjjc ^Iniftb ^linjboiii. 



Report of the Council, 1903-1904. 



The Council and Officers. 



Four ordinary and two special meetings of the Council have been 

 held during the year, at which tlie average attendance has been ten. 

 The Council have to thank the Royal Society and the Linnean Society 

 for allowing the meetings to be held in their rooms. 



The Council regret to record the death of Sir Henry Thompson, 

 Bart., a Vice-President, as well as that of Mr. J. P. Thomasson, a 

 Governor of the Association, through whose great generosity much of 

 the early work of the Association in connection with fishery research 

 was rendered possible. 



Professor J. B. Farmer, f.r.s., resigned his seat on the Council during 

 the year, and the vacancy was filled by the election of Mr. Francis 

 Darwin, f.k.s. 



The Laboratories. 



Only repairs of an ordinary character have been necessary at the 

 Plymouth Laboratory in order to maintain the buildings, machinery, 

 and equipment in an efficient condition. The Council have still reason 

 to regret that a good deal of the accommodation of the Laboratory, 

 althougli utilised during the summer months, is unoccupied during a 

 large part of the year owing to the limited number of workers whose 

 services can for financial reasons be retained by the Association. A 

 satisfactory remedy for this state of things would be found if Univer- 

 sities and other teaching institutions would offer scholarships to students 

 anxious to carry on marine investigations at Plymouth. 



The Lowestoft I>altoratory has proved adequate for the purposes for 

 which it was intended. It has been improved during the year by the 

 addition of a room in wbicli to keep small aquaria and of a dark room 

 for photographic work. 



The Boats. 



The steamer Huxley, which was fitted out for the International 

 Investigations in tlie North Sea, has proved an efficient and sue- 



