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TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



" The Hatchery Record, giving the number of eggs 

 collected, and of larval fish set free on the various days, is as 

 follows : — 



Eggs collected. 





Date. 



Larvae set free. 



Date. 



370,600 . 



. Feb. 



5 to 12 



346,050 . 



Feb. 23 



183,750 . 



55 



16 to 20 



162,750 . 



March 7 



33,600 . 



55 



23 



27,300 . 



„ 11 



469,350 . 



55 



24 to March 3 



397,950 . 



„ 19 



352,800 . 



. March 4 and 5 



333,700 . 



5, 23 



426,300 . 



55 



7 and 9 



384,300 . 



„ 27 



741,600 . 



5 5 



11 to 13 



615,600 . 



„ 31 



530,250 . 



55 



14 and 17 



446,250 . 



April 2 



279,300 . 



55 



19 



248,850 . 



„ 4 



882,000 . 



5 5 



20 and 23 



749,700 . 



„ 8 



1,180,200 . 



55 



24 to 28 



1,211,800 . 



„ 11 



850,500 . 



55 



30 



722,350 . 



,5 14 



420,000 . 



. April 



1 



364,350 . 



„ 15 



409,500 . 



55 



3 



346,500 . 



„ 17 



525,000 . 



55 



4 and 7 



437,850 . 



„ 18 



252,000 . 



55 



9 



210,000 . 



„ 20 



508,000 . 



55 



11 and 13 



380,950 . 



• ,5 22 



348,600 . 



55 



15 to 18 



239,150 . 



• „ 28 



132,300 . 



55 



20 to 25 



81,950 . 



. May 11 



8,895,650 Total eggs. 7,707,350 Total larvae. 



" The early hatching season was probably due to the mild 

 winter. The first plaice eggs were found on the surface of the 

 pond on January 28th, and on February 3rd embryos at least 

 a week old were obtained. In recent years the first fertilised 

 eggs have generally been obtained on some date between 

 the middle of February and the first week of March. So 

 the present season is at least a fortnight earlier than usual. 



Lobster Culture. 



" The lobster hatching and rearing was this year under- 

 taken by the Assistant Curator, Mr. T. N. Cregeen, and the 

 increased success attained was due to his untiring and pains- 

 taking efforts. By personally interviewing local fishermen 



