Mr. Peacock, Lecturer in Zoology, lias described changes in 

 the larvae of Opliryotrocha puerilis which appeared in the tanks 

 at Cullercoats, and has made note also of the occurrence of 

 Dinopliilus gyrociliatus in the same tanks. 



A list of Marine Ciliates, by Mr. Craigie, from a jar of sea 

 water sent to Dundee is given under Faunistic Notes. 



There is only one point which I Avould like to take this 

 opportunity of referring to, it is the difficulty of obtaining 

 lodging accommodation for workers who wish to take advantage 

 of our Marine Laboratory for work, especially in the long 

 vacation. Cullercoats and the adjacent villages are so taken 

 up with the summer visitors that I have had repeatedly to 

 put off intending workers on account of tl^e difficulty in obtain- 

 ing accommodation. One way out of the trouble is opened up 

 by making use of Easton Hall, which is a hostel connected with 

 Armstrong College, and is conveniently situated near Jesmond 

 Station, Newcastle, and joractically only half-an-hour by train 

 from the Laboratory. Arrangements could be made perhaps 

 during the college session, but at all events at Easter and in 

 July and September, for the accommodation of workers at the 

 Laboratory. I still feel, however, that a necessary adjunct to 

 such an institution as ours is to have accommodation in the 

 immediate neighbourhood of the Laboratory. We can perhaps 

 make some arrangements of the kind even under present con- 

 ditions, but in any case I beg to ask those Avho would wish to 

 come to work at Cullercoats to give as long a notice as possible. 



ALEXANDER MEEK. 

 2Sth September, 1920. 



