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going boat is constantly more pressing, but there are no funds in 
hand sufficient for its purchase and maintenance. This need has 
been particularly felt of late in the fishery inquiries in which the 
Association has been engaged in the North Sea as well as at 
Plymouth. 
The Library. 
The Library continues to make steady progress. Among the 
more important additions during the past year are the Fishery 
publications of England, Scotland, and Ireland; of the United 
States, Canada, and Newfoundland ; of Germany, the Netherlands, 
Norway, Sweden, and France (Marseilles). Important contributions 
relating to the German Plankton Expedition, and to the cruises of 
H.H. the Prince of Monaco have also been added. Valuable gifts 
of their publications have also been made by the Royal Society, the 
Zoological Society, the Royal Microscopical Society, the Harvard 
Museum, the Australian Museum, the Bergen Museum, the College 
of Science at Tokio, the Royal Society of Victoria, the Natural 
History Societies of Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Boston 
(U.S.), and others. ‘To these Societies, and to the numerous donors of 
books and papers, the Council render the thanks of the Association. 
The Museum. 
The type-collection is increasing satisfactorily under Mr. Garstang’s 
care. 
In addition to the specimens at Plymouth, a series of selected 
specimens has been arranged and mounted for exhibition, and has 
been greatly admired on the six occasions when it has been shown, 
namely, the second Conversazione of the Royal Society, 1892; the 
Conversazione of the Sheffield Literary and Philosophical Society, 
1892 ; the Soirée of the Royal Microscopical Society, 1892; the Sea 
Fisheries Conference, Fishmongers’ Hall, 1893; the two Soirées of 
the Royal Society, 1893. This exhibition series is being enlarged. 
The Staff. 
The Council in January last accepted Mr. Calderwood’s resignation 
of the office of Director, and appointed Mr. E. J. Bles, B.Sc., late 
Honorary Research Fellow of the Owens College, Manchester, in his 
place. Mr. Bles entered upon his duties on April 12th of this year. 
Owing to the generosity of Mr. J. P. Thomasson, who has made a 
second donation of £250 for this purpose, it has been possible for the 
Council to retain the services of Mr. Holt for fishing inquiries in the 
North Sea for a second year. 
Mr. Garstang has been appointed for a second year to superintend 
the collection, preservation, and supply of material, The character 
