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food-fishes, witli the special view of discovering whether any form 

 of bait can be devised to supplement in times of scai'city the natural 

 baits in general use. Mr. Bateson began his researches early in 

 April. 



Mr. W. F. R. Weldon, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College, Cam- 

 bridge, has spent seven months of the past year in continuing- his 

 researches on the Decapod Crustacea of the Plymouth district. An 

 important memoir on larval Decapods by Mr. Weldon is now ready 

 for publication. Mr. Weldon is also engaged in the preparation of 

 a monograph of the spiny lobster or crawfish {Palinurus vulgaris), 

 and is conducting experiments on the artificial cultivation of the 

 common lobster. The expenses incident to Mr. Weldon's researches 

 have been defrayed by a grant from the Government Grant Fund of 

 the Royal Society entrusted by the Government Grant Committee 

 to the President of the Association, the Hon. Secretary, Professor 

 Moseley, and Mr. Adam Sedgwick. 



Mr. Walter Garstang, B.A., Assistant to the Director, has been 

 employed on faunistic researches, especially upon the Composite 

 Ascidians and the Nudibranchiate Mollusca. 



In addition to the above, several volunteer workers have taken 

 advantage of the Laboratory at Plymouth for pursuing zoological 

 studies. In the summer of 1888 the following gentlemen were 

 working at Plymouth : Mr. W. B. Hardy, B.A.Camb. (Development 

 of Porifera) ; Mr. C. A. MacMunn, M.A., M.D. (Colouring Matter of 

 luvertebrata) ; Mr. F. E. Beddard, M.A., Prosector Zoological Society 

 (Marine Oligoclimta) ; Professor Burdon Sanderson, F.R.S. ; and Mr. 

 Francis Gotch, M.A. (Electric Organs of Skates and Rays). 



In the spring of this year the following gentlemen were at work : 

 Mr. S. F. Harmer, M.A.Camb. (Anatomy and Development of 

 Dinophilus metameroides) ; Mr. P. C. Mitchell, B.A.Oxon. (Histology 

 of Tunicata) : Mr. W. B. Hardy, B.A.Camb. (Physiology of Myrio- 

 thela phrygia) ; Surgeon P. W. Eraser, R.N. (General Zoology) . 



During the summer there will be more than twelve naturalists 

 working in the Laboratory, and the Director has been instructed to 

 have four additional bays fitted up on the south side of the Laboratory 

 to meet their requirements. 



In order to keep up a connection with practical fishermen, the 

 Council has submitted bye-laws providing for the admission of asso- 

 ciate members, which were passed at a special general meeting called 

 for this purpose on May 8th, 1889. 



Amongst the receipts of the past year the Council have to report 

 the following donations and subscriptions : — A donation of £500 from 

 Mr. R. Bayly for bait investigation ; a donation of £105 from the 

 Drapers' Company; £100 from Mr. H. Bury; £200 from the British 



