work for the Victoria Liistoi-y of the Counties of England, 

 work for a Continental Museum, and in writing and 

 illustrating the catalogues published in this volume, which 

 is elsewhere referred to, also he was busy in the illustra- 

 tion of the Poljzoa and Hydroids to place with his 

 specimens referred to in this volume. In the work of the 

 removal of the collection into its new home on the first 

 floor of the Brassey Institute in 1900, no member of the 

 Committee worked harder than Mr. Rufford. 



In 1901 the idea was mooted in the Committee of 

 forminj:; a Marine Biological Station in connection with 

 tho Museum, and money was voted for the purchase of a 

 trawl net. This had Mr. Rufford's hearty support and 

 during the winter of 1901, he jtaid a visit to the 

 Marine Biological Station at Ts^aples, purchasing specimens 

 and him.self studying on the spot, and visiting the fishing 

 grounds in the steam trawl of the Institution; this resulted 

 in an addition to the treasures of the Hastings Museum 

 of MediteiTanoan Medusre, etc. 



Mr. Rufford heartily aided me with the work of 

 demonstrations to .schools, and one of his last remarks to 

 me was, that he was very pleased with the boj's and girls 

 «)f Tower Road Board School who were so interested in 

 his last lecture on Geology, as lie feared that he had dealt 

 with matters rather above them. 



The loss to tho Museum in tlie coming years will be 

 g^eat, as they will no longer have the willing aid of 

 Mr. Ruft'ord, one of its be.st friends, with his large 

 scientific reading and experience which he was ever ready 

 to place at the service of all, and whoso place it will be 

 difficult to fill, as such services can only be rendered by 

 one who has been long in sympathetic touch with the 

 Institution in all its aims and endeavours. 



W. V. CRAKE, 



Hon. Sec. of the 

 Hastings <t St. Leonards Museum Association. 



ST. I.KONARD8-ON-SEA. 



1909. 



