46 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
The Aquarwm. 
“The number of visitors to the Aquarium—1,531—is by 
far the smallest yet recorded ; but, according to the passenger 
traffic returns of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co., it represents | 
10 per cent. of the total number of visitors carried to the Island 
during the past season. The loss by resignation of the junior 
assistant early in the season, and the large demands made 
by the lobster culture and trammel-net fishing upon the 
time of the Staff, made the care of the tanks a more than 
ordinarily difficult matter ; but everything possible was done 
to maintain them in an attractive condition, and the visitors, 
few in numbers, were as appreciative as ever. 
General. 
“The Curator’s hope of being at liberty to devote more 
of his time to outdoor faunistic work and the care and improve- 
ment of the museum collection has not been realised. The 
discovery of Rhizogeton fusiformis, Agassiz, an interesting 
addition to the Hydroid fauna of the Isle of Man, was a result 
of one of his infrequent visits to the shore at Port St. Mary ; 
and it shows once more that much remains to be done to 
make our knowledge of the local marine fauna complete. 
“On August 12th a male porpoise was captured in our 
trammel-net and was brought ashore by Mr. Cregeen. Its 
measurements were—length, 4 feet 10 inches; girth just 
behind the flippers, 3 feet 4 inches. 
The official plankton gatherings have been taken twice 
weekly, with almost unfailing regularity, by the Assistant 
Curator.” 
(Signed) H. C. CHapwick. 
