20 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
the season was somewhat advanced it was found that 19 fish 
which were hatched and reared during the season of 1914, and 
had attained an average length of 104 inches, were spawning. 
The eggs produced by these fish were smaller than the average 
size of the egg of-the plaice, the proportions being as 5 to 6:5, 
but they were otherwise normal. 
“The Hatchery Record, giving the number of eggs 
collected and of larval fish set free on the various days, is as 
follows :— 
Larvae set free, Date. 
Eggs collected. Date. 
715,600 _.... Feb. . 22 to: 27 64,050 ... March 23 
163,800 . yx 28 and March 2.. 151,200.) Seen 
~ 430,000 _ March 3and8 | 409,500 ... April 3 
4555100 9) ee LOMand 12 418,950 A ET 
628950. )), Gon sy ae 3960\20 549,150...::,.7 eee 
420,000 ...  ,,. 2l and 22 386,400 2. ees 
BOL OOD eit + aaa ee 454,650 © 2.) 
844,200 aie 2 EONS 764,450... See 
537,600 » 91 to April 4 443.100 >» ot 
390,600 April 5 and 7 326,550 eae 
346,500 sy eld end 12 301,350 agin aa 
189,000 SEN STEGS 163,800 May 2 
504,000 Zueak toi20 409,500 ad 4 
LAT O00 © Ween 126,000. eae iT 
SLOB00m G0 ee 2 an. 20 268,500) eee eee 9 
So, 200 ah oe 193)800") ) =) See 
42,000 ... May 1 31,500 2. See 
5,348,450 Total larvae. 
Le Te 
6,07 7,950 Total eggs. 
“The plaice hatching operations were conducted wen 
by the Assistant Curator, Mr. T. N. Cregeen. — 
Lobster Culture. 
‘Though the number of larvae set free during the lobster 
hatching season was not large, the percentage reared to the 
lobsterling stage was considerably larger than that of any 
