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sea-fishery society, an interesting example of 

 the belief the German layman has in science. 

 It consists of Professor Hensen, representing 

 Physiology, Professor Karl Brandt, representing 

 Zoology, Professor Reinke, representing Botany, 

 and Professor Krummel, representing Geography, 

 all of whom occupy chairs at Kiel University, 

 and of Dr. Heincke, Director of the Biological 

 Station at Heligoland. An annual grant of 7,500 

 is made by the German Government for the 

 maintenance of the laboratories at Kiel, the 

 cost of steamers for investigations, the cost of 

 the handsome reports published under the name 

 of Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, and for 

 salaries, the sum allotted to salaries of the five 

 members of the Commission divide but 270 

 between them. The Commission form a 

 valuable body to consult when any extended 

 exploration of the sea is in contemplation, and 

 special grants are from time to time made by 

 the Government for such purposes as the explora- 

 tion by S.M.S. " Pomerania " of the Baltic and 

 North Seas in 1871-2, the " Plankton Expedi- 

 tion " in the North Sea and Atlantic*in 1889, 

 the " Valdivia " deep-sea expedition in 1890, 

 the Antarctic expedition of the " Gauss " in 



