144 REPORT OF THE 



of blue books, aud the following gentlemen and publisliiiig 

 firms have presented copies of books or papers. 



Dr. Anderson, The Riglit Hon. Arthur Balfour, Mr. C. 

 Spence Bate, Messrs. R. Bentley and Son, Messrs. Cassell 

 and Co., Messrs. J. and A. Churchill, the Committee for 

 the Investio-ation of tlie Fauna of the 100 fatliom line off the 

 south-west of Ireland, Mr. Doidge, Prof. Haddon, Dr. Meyer, 

 Prof. Mitsukuri, Dr. Minot, Mr. Parfitt, and Mr. Whitley. 



Arrangements for forwarding the woi'k of Mr. Cunningham, 

 who arrived here early in August, and Mr. Weldon, who came 

 in November, have been regularly attended to by me. The 

 matter of obtaining a satisfactory fisherman as servant to the 

 Association has had my attention since I ariived here, and 

 when Mr. Cunningham came I represented the advisability 

 of having a man at once, and have engaged on trial William 

 Roach. He is a married man, thirty-four years of age, works 

 most willingly, has abundant energy, and is, in my opinion, 

 a most intelligent man, and likely to be a very valuable 

 servant to the Association. He is paid twenty-five shillings a 

 week while on trial, time being given him to look after his own 

 business, on the understanding that he should receive thirty 

 shillings a week if permanently engaged, and that then his 

 "whole time should be at the disposal of the Association. 



Matters concerned with the building of the Laboratory 

 and with the land, the fittings, gas and water supply, &c., 

 have entailed continually consultations and work. 



With regard to the building, I have to report the stone- 

 work is practically finished, and the roof is on. The windows 

 are all in, and the glass fixed everywhere except in the large 

 laboratory. The flooring is laid throughout, except in the 

 laboratory, tank room, cellars, and the ground floor of the 

 east wing. The engine beds are laid and the concrete floor 

 of the engine room is finished. 



Plastering, painting, and joiners^ work is in progress 

 throughout the building. 



The circulating reservoirs are finished, and the tanks are 

 in course of erection. 



The pumps are all fixed, and the gas engines have arrived. 

 The heating apparatus has been put in, and is now in use 



