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establishment and maintenance of at least one such laboratory 

 at a suitable point on the coast, the resources of the laboratory, 

 its boats, fishermen, working-rooms, etc., being open to the use 

 of all naturalists under regulations hereafter to be determined." 



Sir John Lubbock, in seconding the motion, said he thought 

 they owed their thanks to Professor Lankester for the efforts he 

 had made to found the proposed Society. The resolution, which 

 was supported by Dr. Giinther, was passed. 



Sir Joseph Hooker then moved :—" That this meeting does 

 hereby agree to constitute itself such a Society under the title of 

 ' The Society for the Biological Investigation of the Coasts of 

 the United Kingdom.'" 



Professor Moselej'- having seconded and Mr. H. C. Sorby 

 supported this resolution, it was unanimously adopted. 



On the motion of Sir William Bowman, F.R.S., it was 

 resolved that gentlemen whose names follow be requested to act 

 as a provisional council and report to an adjourned meeting to be 

 held on Friday, May 30, as to the constitution and organisation 

 of the Society and other matters, and in the meantime have 

 power to admit suitable persons to the membership of the Society ; 

 further, that Professor Lankester be asked to act as Secretaiy, 

 and Mr. Frank Crisp as Treasurer ad interim. Those named 

 were the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Arthur 

 Russell, the Lord Mayor, the Prime Warden of the Fishmongers 

 Company, the President of the Royal Society, the Presidents of 

 the Linnsean, Zoological, and Royal Microscopical Societies, Dr. 

 W. B. Carpenter, F.R.S., Mr. W. S. Caine, M.P., Mr. John 

 Evans (Treasurer of the Royal Society), Dr. Albert Giinther, 

 F.R.S., Sir Joseph Hooker, F.R.S., Prof. Michael Foster 

 (Secretaiy of the Royal Society), Prof. Ray Lankester, F.R.S., 

 Prof. M. Marshall, F.R.S., Prof. Moseley, F.R.S., Mr. John 

 Murray, F.R.S.E., the Rev. Dr. Norman, Mr. George J. Romanes, 

 F.R.S., Prof. Burdon Sanderson, F.R.S., Dr. P. L. Sclater, 

 F.R.S., Mr. Adam Sedgwick, F.R.S., Mr. F. Crisp, F.L.S., Mr. 

 Thomas Christy, F.L.S., Mr. Thiselton Dyer, F.LS., Mr. Percy 

 Sladen, F.L.S., Mr. H. C. Sorby, F.R.S., and Mr. Charles 

 Stewart, F.L.S. 



Mr. G. J. Romanes, in seconding the motion, took occasion to 

 observe that in his opinion one of the most important functions 

 of the Society when formed would be that of conducting 



