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used secondarily, and so as not to interfere with the 
primary object, for two other purposes, viz. :— 
‘“‘1st—For teaching the practical details of hatching and 
rearing to selected fishermen from different parts of the 
district, who might be brought in small parties at the 
proper season and have their expenses paid. A visit to 
Piel would probably be much more instructive after one had 
heard a lecture or two on the eggs, reproduction, fertiliza- 
tion, and development of fishes ; and, as all others matters 
connected with the fisheries can be much more efficiently 
and conveniently taught at University College, Liverpool, 
where there are the laboratories and collections, it would 
be better for such fishermen to visit Piel after attending a 
course at Liverpool. The Piel Institution ought also to 
be available for the instruction in practical hatching of an 
occasional young man who is training himself with the 
view of filling some fishery post, such as superintendent 
of a district, or Scientific Fisheries Assistant in charge of 
a hatchery. Such a man ought first to go, as a student, 
through a regular course of zoology at a University labora- 
tory, and then a prolonged visit to Piel during a hatching 
season, ought to be of the greatest benefit to him. 
‘‘9nd.—The- other object which I should like to see 
fostered at Piel, so far as is compatible with the hatching 
work, is the encouragement of research by independent 
biologists, such as the members of the Liverpool Biological 
Society. Our knowledge of fishery matters owes much 
to the investigations of such men in the past, and I hope 
will owe still more in the future. I do not doubt that 
any small expense the Committee may be put to in 
giving facilities to professional zoologists for pursuing 
their investigations at Piel will be well-spent money, and 
will bring in a good return in the form of increased 
