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John Rigby, Southport. 
R. Rimmer, Marshside. 
R. Ball, Marshside. 
W. Houldsworth, Marshside. 
John Hardman, Lytham. 
Thomas Clarkson, Jun., Lytham. 
John Parkinson, Lytham. 
Robert Wright, St. Annes. 
Mr. Dawson has already reported as to the way in which 
the men appreciated these practical classes, and he has now 
written to me of the benefit which, in his opinion, the 
studentships were to the fishermen. He says: * From 
Morecambe, Lytham, St. Annes, and Southport and the 
district I have heard the work spoken of with praise, and 
how satisfied the men were. I have also had several 
enquiries as to when more classes would be held, as the 
men wanted to go to them.” And again, “On all sides 
I am informed that the fishermen were most interested 
in the work, and that if any more studentships are offered 
the difficulty will be not to get men to go, but to choose 
from amongst the number of applicants.” 
In October some questions arose in regard to the con- 
dition of the Oysters on the bed at the mouth of the 
Ogwen River, near Bangor, so I arranged that Mr. 
Andrew Scott, from Piel, should visit the locality, take 
certain observations, and bring back samples of oysters, 
of deposits, of water and of microscopic food materials in 
the neighbourhood of the bed, for examination in the 
Liverpoo] Laboratory. Mr. Scott carried out his inspec- 
tion on October 9th, along with Mr. Jones, the Head 
Bailiff of that division, and brought back material which 
I examined with him. The oysters are Ostrea edulis in 
yarious stages of growth (from one to three inches in 
diameter), and are evidently living and reproducing 
