CATALOGUE OF INSTITUTIONS— BERMUDA, CANADA 165 



Equipment: The Shore Hills property consists of Income: From fees, investments, and contributions, 



more than 14 acres of land fronting on Ferry Provision for the ■publication of results: None. 

 Reach, a main building of stone and concrete 



which is used as laboratory and residence, 5 L^anada 



cottages, boat and bathing houses, engine house, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Department 



wharf, etc., all completely furni.shed. The build- of Marine ('37) 



ings have been repaired and remodeled for the ideation: Ottawa, 



uses of the station. g^^^. Hydrographer, Captain Frederick Anderson; 



The general laboratory accommodates 12 work- Assistant-Director R J Fraser 



ers and there are several small private labora- Division of Hydrography: Atlantic Coast and 



tones. There is a chemistry laboratory and in ^reat Lakes Di.strict,-vacant; Pacific Coast 



the basement of the building there have been District, Engineer-in-charge, H. D. Parizeau; 



mstalled a physiological laboratory with accom- ^hart Construction Division, Chief of Division, 



modations for 5 or 6 workers, an aquarium room, q ^ Crichton; Chart Distribution Division, 



a dark room, a cold room, and a chemistry store Engineer-in-charge, P. E. Parent, 



room. Where needed, there are fresh water, Division of Tides and Currents: Atlantic Coast, 



running sea water, electricity (110 volts A.C.), Engineer-in-charge, H. W. Jones; Pacific Coast, 



and gas (Philgas). Engineer-in-charge, S. C. Hayden. 



On the sea water well beside the station jetty, Division of Precise Water Levels: Engineer-in- 



there is an automatic tide recording machine of charee C A Price 



the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Eauivment- 

 The station posses.ses a 24 foot launch and a 



small dory. Also the usual apparatus for collec- «''«^'="'«' "^^^"^ msPLACEMEST officebs chew 



., 1 . -11 1 • J • 4-u Acadia 1,067 11 35 



tion. A larger boat will be acquired in the near ^, oe< « o, 



^ ' C ARTIER 864 9 31 



future. LiLLOOET 772 9 32 



In the library there are standard works on W. J. Stewart 1,525 13 51 



biology, zoologj', and marine research, series of 



contributions from various laboratories and uni- Atlantic Biological Station ('37) 



versities, and a good collection of reprints. History or origin: At first (1899) a small movable 



Staff: Director, J. F. G. Wheeler, D.Sc; 1 Secretary laboratory, located successively at St. Andrews, 



and librarian; 3 for maintenance and operation. N. B., Canso, N. S., Malpeque, P. E. I., Gaspe, 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Although visiting Que., and Seven Islands (now Clarke City), Que. 



investigators may be received without charge. Established by the Government of Canada under 



' many colleges, universities, and institutions are a scientific board for the purpose of providing 



contributing to the upkeep of the Station by facilities for Canadian scientists to investigate 



subscribing for the support of a table or research marine problems with a view to the ultimate 



room, such subscription entitling them to the use benefit of the fisheries. After trial of the localities 



of all the general f aciUties of the Station by an mentioned and after examination of other portions 



approved investigator or research student. of the Canadian Atlantic Coast, a permanent site 



Regular fees for research rooms and tables are was chosen near the first place m.entioned. 



as follows: For one year, $400.00; for three Location: On the shore of the deep (30 meters) 



months, $100.00; for two weeks or less, $25.00. tidal estuary of the St. Croix river, two miles 



The Station is prepared to accommodate north of the town of St. Andrews, province of 



approved investigators and research students at New Brunswick. Though far inland, the suc- 



an inclusive fee of $15.00 per week when there cessive bodies of water leading to the open 



are more than six persons in residence; $16.00 Atlantic being (1) St. Croix river, (2) Passama- 



per week otherwise. quoddy Bay, (3) Bay of Fundy, and (4) Gulf of 



Applications for laboratory and living accommo- Maine, the water has a salinity of over 30% and 



dation must be made on the official form to the provides suitable conditions for a variety of open 



director at the Station, Dr. J. F. G. Wheeler, St. water forms such as cod, haddock, halibut, 



George's, Bermuda, some time before the appli- herring, and rosefish (Sehastes), this owing to the 



cant purposes to take up residence. heavy tides. The bodies of water are graded in 



