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person in about twelve seconds, and is light to carry up 

 and down the shore. We are indebted to Mr. M. Treleaven 

 Reade, of Liverpool, the inventor of the " Shellbend ' 

 patent, for the use of the accompanying cuts showing 

 (fig. 1) the bottom of the boat when folded up, and (fig. 2) 

 the interior when half expanded. 



The Easter Party. 



Notwithstanding rather boisterous weather the usual 

 L.M.B.C. Easter Dredging Expedition was carried out 

 with success, and the Port Erin Biological Station was 

 never before so full of workers as it was during April. 

 In the actual Easter week the rather limited accommoda- 

 tion was more than fully occupied, and the Committee are 

 in hope that an extension may be provided, which will 

 give several additional working places, before next Easter. 



The Colleges of Liverpool and Manchester, it will be 

 remembered, last year acquired the right to send members 

 of their staff or science students to occupy certain work 

 places for specified periods at the Port Erin Laboratory. 

 On this occasion the Owens College was represented by 

 Professor Weiss, Mr. F. W. Gamble, Mr. Ashworth, 

 Mr. H. Murray, Mr. Wadsworth, Mr. Mundy, Miss Hiles, 

 and Miss Pratt ; University College, Liverpool, by Pro- 

 fessor Herdman, Mr. F. J. Cole, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Claxton, 

 and Mr. W. Gunn. Amongst other workers at the Station 

 were — Mr. Arnold Watson (Sheffield), Mr. Isaac Thompson 

 (Liverpool), Dr. Hurst (Dublin), and Mr. Lyster Jameson 

 (lioyal College of Science, London). The Lancashire 

 Sea-Fisheries steamer " John Fell' (with Mr. Dawson, 

 the Superintendent, and Mr. Ascroft, a member of the 

 Fisheries Committee), was at Port Erin during the Easter 

 week carrying on trawling investigations, and several 

 general dredging expeditions were made with her. Spawn- 



