SEA-FISHERIES LABORATORY. : 109 
REPORT ON THE WORK AT PIEL. 
By AnpREw Scott, A.L.S. 
I, Cuasses at PIEt. 
The classes for fishermen in the spring of 1915 required 
some re-arrangement because of war conditions in the district. 
Most of the younger deep-sea fishermen sailing out of Fleetwood 
had joined the steam trawlers taken over by the Admiralty 
for mine-sweeping and other naval duties. It was therefore 
only necessary to arrange for one class in the combined course 
of Biology and Navigation, and this was extended to three 
weeks, beginning on March 8th. The results were quite satis- 
factory, and there is no doubt that the extra week proved 
most useful. The second class, for in-shore fishermen, was 
attended by fifteen men, including four sent by the County 
Borough of Southport and two by the County Borough of 
Blackpool. It was held during the period 26th April to 7th May. 
The Barrow Education Committee organised an evening 
class in Nature Study for school teachers, on similar lines 
to those held in former years. Ten teachers from the schools 
at Barrow attended and went through the elementary course 
of instruction. 
Mr. A. Harris, H.M. Inspector of Evening Schools, Dr. 
Jenkins, Sea-Fisheries Superintendent, and Mr. A. Hawcridge, 
Director of Education, Barrow-in-Furness, visited the classes 
and inspected the work that was going on. 
Here follow the names of the fishermen students who 
attended the two classes in 1915 :— 
‘ (1) Biology and Navigation—Ernest Batten, Joseph 
Cromwell, James Leadbetter, Nicholas Leadbetter, Lawrence 
Moss, Alexander Pilkington, Edward Salthouse, Jeffrey 
Tomlinson, William Wade, Jeffrey Wright, Peter Wright (1), 
