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Lankester had bestowed in promoting the welfare of the 

 Association. Not only had he brought his great scientific 

 knowledge and experience to bear in every department of 

 the work, but the amount of actual drudgery that he had 

 gone through was almost incredible, — in raising funds, in 

 negotiating with public bodies, in carrying on correspon- 

 dence, in drawing reports, in examining plans, and in all 

 the varied details of the great undertaking of erecting and 

 starting this Laboratory, it was always Prof. Lankester who 

 took the labouring- oar. He was happy to think that his 

 invaluable services would still be freely rendered to the 

 Association, while some of the more irksome routine work 

 would be performed by others, and he was sure that the 

 meeting would be unanimous in offering to Prof. Lankester 

 their warmest and most cordial thanks for all the work he 

 had so successfully carried out, the results of which would 

 shortly be more apparent when the Laboratory was formally 

 opened to the public and became available for occupation 

 by naturalists. 



The Hon. Treasurer (Mr. F. Crisp) in seconding the motion 

 said that he had, by reason of his office, a better opportunity 

 of knowing the work done for the Association by Prof. 

 Lankester than any other person. It surprised him that 

 amongst his many and various engagements Prof, Lankester 

 should have been able to find the time and give the thought 

 that he had given to the affairs of the Association. The 

 work to be done must have often been distasteful to a man 

 of his attainments, and most of it was sheer drudgery, yet 

 Prof. Lankester had applied himself to it in a most cheerful 

 and determined spirit, and had carried it through in spite 

 of great difficulties. To him belonged the credit of 

 starting the Marine Biological Association, and to his ability 

 and perseverance the realisation of the objects of the 

 Association was due. The time had come when he, having 

 organised the work of the Association and seen the comple- 

 tion of the Laboratory, was about to hand over his duties to 

 others, and it was only fitting that he should receive a due 

 acknowledgment of his great services, and he (Mr. Crisp) 

 had great pleasure in seconding the motion. 



