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Marine Biological Association of the 

 United Kingdom. 



Report of the Council, 1911-12. 



The Council and OflBcers. 



Four meetings of tlie Council have been held during the year, at 

 which the average attendance has been 13. The meetings have been 

 held in the rooms of the Royal Society and of the Linnean Society, and 

 the thanks of the Association are due to the Councils of these two 

 Societies for allowing their rooms to be used. A Committee of the 

 Council visited the Plymouth Laboratory on June 1st, and inspected 

 both the buildings and boats belonging to the Association. 



The Plymouth Laboratory. 



Some expense has been incurred this year in re-pointing the upper 

 parts of the south front of the building. This was rendered necessary 

 owing to the exposed position of the building and the exceptionally 

 wet and stormy weather of the past winter, in consequence of which 

 the walls became damp and the ends of the roof joists were threatened. 

 It is hoped that the work now done will prevent a repetition of the 

 trouble. In other respects the buildings are in good condition, and the 

 engines and pumps are in good working order. The Aquarium has 

 been repainted and redecorated throughout, and the general equipment 

 of the Laboratory has been maintained in an efficient state. 



It was again necessary to hire a room at the Yacht Club during the 

 Easter vacation in order to accommodate the students attending classes 

 at the Laboratory. 



The Boats. 



The Oithona was refitted during the winter, and has been running 

 again since the beginning of March. 



Col. G. M. Giles was kind enough to present to the Laboratory a 

 twenty-five-foot motor-boat, which is proving very useful for work in 

 Plymouth Sound. The late Mr. W. I. Beaumont — whose recent death 



