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"With reference to these averments we find that it is right to point 

 out that the real trouble in the Association prior to the Annual Meeting 

 referred to by Mr. Pace was one of business management. The member- 

 ship was in point of fact scarcely affected by the resignation of a few 

 office-bearers who resented what was practically a vote of censure upon 

 them. Many of the original members of the Association doubled their 

 subscriptions for 1907 in sympathy with the change of management 

 which resulted from the appointments made at said Annual General 

 Meeting of the subscribers. 



Since the present Committee took office the whole resources of the 

 Station have been considerably developed. A new pumping installation 

 has been erected and completed at a cost of over £ 300. The research 

 tank rooms, laboratories and museum have all been put into excellent 

 order and repair. The fine collection of scientific instruments belonging 

 to the Association has been arranged and catalogued and a special 

 effort is to be made this year to induce scientific workers to use the 

 many facilities for study and research which the Station is able to afford. 

 The steam yacht »Mermaid« which was specially built for dredging 

 purposes and had, under the late management, been lying for about two 

 years beached at Gourock, was refitted and put into commission last 

 summer and did excellent work in collecting material for study and for 

 teaching purposes. 



The Committee of the Association will cordially welcome any 

 scientists desirous of pursuing research work at the Station, and appli- 

 cations may be made either to the Superintendent at the Station or to 

 Mr. Geo. Middleton, M. A., LL. B., 83 Bath Street, Glasgow, the 

 Secretary. 



3. Estratto del Bullettino della Soc. Entomol. Ital. Anno XXXVIII. 



Avviso : 

 E stato pubblicato per errore come »Estratto del Bullettino della 

 Società Entomologica Italiana, Anno XXXVIII« un opuscolo del 

 Prof. G. Del Guercio : Sulla sistematica e sulla biologia dei Fillos- 

 serini. Questo scritto non è comparso ne comparirà nel detto Bullettino 

 e deve considerarsi come una pubblicazione indipendente. 



Prof. E. H. Giglioli, 

 Presidente della Soc. Entom. Ital. 



