LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. Herdman submitted the Annual Report on the work 

 of the Liverpool Marine Biology Committee and the 

 Port Erin Biological Station, and included an interesting 

 account of a biological cruise off the West Coast of 

 Scotland (see " Transactions," p. 23). 



The third meeting of the twenty- eighth session was held 

 at the University, on Friday, December 12th, 1913. The 

 Vice-President (Dr. Johnstone) in the chair. 



1. Mr. J. Erik Hamilton read a paper on the Whaling Station 

 at Blackrod Bay, West of Ireland, with a description of 

 the species of Whales brought to the station. 



The fourth meeting of the twenty- eighth session was held 

 at the University, on Friday, January 23rd, 1914. 



This was a joint meeting with the Students' Society. 

 Miss Duval (President Students' Society) in the chair. 



1. Prof. Moore lectured on " Photosynthesis " to a large and 

 appreciative audience. 



The fifth meeting of the twenty- eighth session was held 

 at the University, on Friday, February 13th, 1914. The 

 President in the chair. 



1. Mr. Riddell, M.A., communicated the Annual Report of 



the Investigations carried on during 1913 in connection 

 with the Lancashire Sea Fisheries Committee (see 

 " Transactions," p. 91). 



2. Dr. Alfred Holt submitted a paper on " The Purple Pigment 



obtained from certain Marine Organisms," an account 

 of analytical research on the Gastropod Purpura lapillus 

 and the Ascidian Diazona. 



