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sources keep coming in, and a number of carefully pre- 

 served specimens have been supplied to colleges and 

 private workers. 



" The record of meteorological observations begun last 

 year has been continued, and in view of the exceptionally 

 stormy character of the winter months, and the equally 

 exceptional amount of sunshine experienced during the 

 summer, a record of the average temperature of the air 

 and sea may not be without interest. 



Month. 9-30 a.m. Air. 3-30 p.m. 9-30 a.m. Sea. 3-30 p.m. 



"The aquarium has not proved quite so attractive to 

 visitors this year as last, only 310 persons having paid for 

 admission. This is probably in large measure due to the 

 exceptionally fine weather which prevailed throughout the 

 summer, enabling visitors to Port Erin to spend most of 

 their time in boating and other out-door amusements. 

 Still, the interest shown by the visitors has been well 

 maintained, and the preserved specimens on the shelves 

 have been scarcely less attractive to many than the living 

 occupants of the tanks. Cracks extending from top to 

 bottom of the plate glass fronts of both wall tanks in the 



