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in the Aquarium is in excellent condition, and has recently stood a 
severe test in a perfectly satisfactory manner. Mr. Cunningham has 
succeeded in rearing young flounders through their earliest and most 
critical stages in the tanks of the Laboratory. This fact speaks 
very well for the purity of the sea water, and certain modifications 
of the arrangements for pumping and storing the water will ensure 
the continuance of this favorable condition of things regarding 
what is, without doubt, the most important factor in almost all the 
research carried on at the Laboratory. 
The nature and scope of the results obtained by the naturalists of 
the Association is amply testified by the contents of the present 
number of the Journal. The papers by Mr. Riches and Mr. Gamble 
are important contributions to the fauna of the English Channel, and 
in conjunction with the faunistic work which is being carried on by 
Mr. Garstang, show great advance towards a more complete and 
detailed knowledge of the rich and varied fauna in the immediate 
neighbourhood of Plymouth. 
Epwarp J. Buss. 
May, 1893. 
