382 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION D. 
The reason of the great increase in cost of the. Portobello 
site, as compared with that at Purakanui, is that at the 
latter place no cutting down nor filling in would be required, 
and there is a dwelling-house which would be available for 
a caretaker, and which could probably be secured at a small 
cost. But, for convenience of access, for suitability of water 
transport of fish, ova, &c., for abundance of good water, 
and adequate shelter in all weathers, the new site is an ideal 
one, and, once established, it would probably justify its. 
existence in a very short time. 
In closing this brief narration of the steps taken by our 
local committee, I have to recommend that the General 
Council of this Association be asked to communicate with 
the Government of this Colony, through the General Secre- 
tary, and to urge respectfully that the construction of the 
station should be proceeded with as a matter of colonial 
importance. 
