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Or 
CLASSES, VISITORS, &c., AT PIEL LABORATORY. 
By ANDREW Scott. 
The Fishermen’s Classes, conducted at Piel under the 
auspices of the Lancashire County Council and the Sea- 
Fisheries Committee, have now become an established in- 
stitution. Hach year they are held the competition for 
places gets keener. The grant given by the County 
Council in 1905 enabled us to take forty-five men, fifteen 
more than in the previous year. Applications for places 
were to be sent to Mr. Dawson, and by the beginning of 
March no less than sixty-two names had been received, 
all of fishermen from between Southport and Roosebeck. 
Three classes of fifteen men to each were formed, and the 
selected men were notified regarding the date and times 
of attendance. They all duly presented themselves at 
Piel and went through the course of instruction as in 
previous years. At the end of each class the usual votes 
of thanks to the Sea-Fisheries Committee and the County 
Council for the privileges afforded the men for acquiring 
a better knowledge of the life histories and habits of the 
economic marine animals were duly proposed and carried. 
Some of the men expressed the hope that in the near 
future a second and more advanced course would be pos- 
sible for those who had already gone through the first 
one. The suggestion has also been made by some 
Members of the Committee that one or two prizes, such as 
a small microscope and some pocket lenses, might be 
offered for competition in each class. This would have 
the additional advantage of encouraging some of the men 
to continue the work after returning to their homes. 
Mr. Johnstone, from the Liverpool Laboratory, again 
had charge of the classes, and the following are the names 
of the men who attended :— 
