ON CERTAIN FnESIIWATEU TELEOSTEI. 95 



Second Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor E. Ray 

 Lankestek, Professor A. Milnes Makshall, Mr. A. Sedgwick, 

 and Mr. G. H. Fowleu (Secretary), appointed for the purpose 

 of investigating the development of the Oviduct and connected 

 structures in certain fresh-water Teleostei. 



The Secretary re<?i'ots that, owing to the failure for a second year of 

 several fisli-batchinti: establishments to supply in any quantity ova and 

 fry of the special (ish required for this purpose, it has not been possible 

 to carry out the investigation. The money granted for apparatus and 

 similar needs has therefore not been expended. 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. P. L. Sclater, Professor 

 Ray Lanicester, Professor Cossar Ewart, Professor M. Foster, 

 Mr. A. Sedgwick, Professor A. M. JNIarshall, and Mr. Percy 

 Sladen {Secretary), appointed for the purpose of arranging 

 for the occupation of a Table at the Zoological Station at 

 Naples. 



It is the pleasant duty of your Committee to report that the Zoological 

 Station maintains its course of steady progress and success, each year 

 being marked by some impi-ovement in the building or the development 

 of some new line of research, -whereby additional advantages are affoi'ded 

 to those who have the privilege of working at the Station. 



Your Committee have also the satisfaction of drawing attention to the 

 fact that the table at their disposal has been fally occupied during the 

 whole year, four naturalists having been accommodated since the last 

 report. Indeed, for the long period of nearly five months two tables were 

 placed at their disposal through the kindness of Professor Dobrn, to avoid 

 disappointment on the part of those who wished to work at Naples at a 

 particular time of year. Your Committee desire to place on record their 

 appreciation of Professor Dohrn's liberality and readiness to oblige in 

 every way possible. 



The completion of the chemical department of the new physiological 

 laboratory, under the direction of Dr. von Schroeder, was announced in 

 last year's report. Unfortunately, the state of Dr. von Schroeder's health 

 renders him unable to remain in Naples. He will be succeeded by Dr. 

 Herter, of Berlin, who will assume the duties of Director of the laboratory 

 in October, at the end of the hot season. This department is now fully 

 equipped with instruments, chemicals, &c. In the experimental depart- 

 ment of the laboratory the rooms are now being fini-shed, and the Direc- 

 torate hopes that this department will be ready and in working order 

 during the course of next year. 



Investigations having a practical bearing on fishery questions are 

 being actively continued. The results are watched with great and appre- 

 ciative interest by the Italian Ministi-y of Agriculture and Commerce, on 

 account of the many contradictory opinions in vogue and the continual 

 agitation for and against the present fishery laws and regulations. In 

 furtherance of these inquiries Professor Dohrn noAv proposes to examine 



