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heretofore, occupied tables at the Laboratory, in order to carry out 

 their own independent researches. The following is a list of these 

 workers, and of the subjects which have engaged their attention : — 



Beaumont, W. I., 15.a., June 1st to August oth [Faunistic Researches). 



Bedford, Z. P., B.a,, August 2nd (Ili/drozoa). 



I)ushnell, F., M.D., March 22nd to April 22ad {Marine Bacteria). 



Church, A. H., b.a., March 29th, April 30th, July 29th {Marine Algoi). 



Duncker, G., Ph.D., August 8th {Variation of Fishes). 



Harmer, S. F., m.a., March 19th to April 13th {Polyzoa). 



Hodgson, T. Y., June 1st {Polychcctes). 



Parkinson, J., April 21st to May 5tli {Compound Ascidians). 



Scott, S. D., B.A., July 1st to August 7th {Ascidians). 



Shelford, R, b.a., April 29th to May 11th {General Zoology). 



Weldon, Professor, f.r.s., July 9th to August 5th ( Variation of Crabs). 



During the Easter vacation Mr. Garstang again conducted at the 

 Laboratory a class in Marine Biology for advanced University students, 

 which was well attended, and for which applications were received from 

 more students than we were able to accommodate. 



A collection of specimens of fishes and of marine invertebrates, 

 which serve as food for fishes, or are used as bait, has been arranged 

 and exhibited by the Association at the Yachting and Fisheries 

 Exhibition, held during the present summer at the Imperial Institute. 

 The specimens include a number of fish eggs, larv?e, and young fish, 

 together with examples of the smaller floating organisms which are 

 found in the sea. 



It has been found necessary to provide a number of additional shelves 



for the Library, the present accommodation having grown insufficient for 



the increasing number of books which is being accumulated. Although 



every year becoming more useful, owing to the number of periodicals 



regularly subscribed for, the Library, however, still shows serious 



deficiencies, from the want of many of the classical monographs dealing 



with marine biology, and also of the back numbers of Journals. A list 



of some of the more important publications, which are badly needed, is 



printed at the end of this Eeport. The addition to the Library of any 



of these periodicals and works, or even of reprints of papers which 



have appeared in the former, would be a boon, not only to those 



who are regularly working at the Laboratory, but also to the naturalists 



who visit it from time to time. Plymouth being so far from any of 



the larger libraries, it is most important that our own should be as 



complete as possible, and we shall be grateful to anyone who can help 



us to fill up deficiencies. 



E. J. ALLKN. 



Aitgust, 1897, 



