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spawning. Four classes at most could be held during 

 that time, and each class might consist of 15 men, so that 

 GO in all could be dealt with during the year. That seems 

 to be the maximum possible without going to very con- 

 siderable additional expense. The cost for the 60 men, at 

 the present rate, would be £300 to pay the travelling and 

 lodging expenses, and £60 for the class expenses. More 

 substantial work-tables, some additional microscopes and 

 other accessories are also required. 



B . — Technical Students. 



In addition to the fishermen's classes occasional de- 

 monstrations have been given to parties of men who have 

 visited Piel under the auspices of the Fumess Rural 

 District Technical Instruction Committee. Several school 

 teachers from Barrow have also visited the laboratory for 

 purposes of instruction and occasionally advanced students 

 have been sent from Liverpool. Finally there have been 

 from time to time, generally in the long vacation, 

 scientific men from Liverpool, Manchester and elsewhere, 

 who have taken advantage of the facilities we offer for 

 purposes of original research. 



A few years ago a scheme was proposed and passed by 

 the Technical Instruction Committee and the County 

 Council whereby two £60 Fisheries Science Scholarships 

 were made tenable partly at University College, Liver- 

 pool, and partly at Piel. During the first year only one 

 applicant appeared and he failed to pass a satisfactory 

 preliminary examination, and then, unfortunately, the 

 scholarships were allowed to lapse. It cannot be con- 

 sidered that the scheme was given a fair trial, and I hope 

 that it may still be put into operation. 



These Scholarships should be held by men who are 

 studying fisheries science with a view to becoming ex- 



