X LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



1. Mr. Cutmore exhibited a cream-coloured rat, and dealt 



with the question of unusual colouration. 



2 . Prof. Johnstone submitted the report which he had prepared 



on " The Marine Biological Station at Port Erin " 

 (See " Transactions," p. 31) and gave an address on 

 " Marine Biological Crises " — dealing with the food 

 supplies of young fish. 



The third meeting of the thirty-sixth session was held at 

 the University, on Friday, December 9th, 1921. Prof. Dakin 

 in the Chair. 



1. A paper was read by Sir William Herdman, F.R.S., on 

 " Charles Kingsley," touching especially on his associa- 

 tion with Chester naturalists. 



The fourth meeting of the thirty-sixth session was held at 

 the University, on Friday, January 20th, 1922. The President 

 in the Chair. 



1. Prof. Dakin, D.Sc. read a paper on " Rhythm in Nature," 

 showing how recurrence of event or condition occurs 

 in multitudes of cases and is responsible for many 

 phenomena in the natural world. 



The fifth meeting of the thirty-sixth session was held at 

 the University, on Friday, February 10th, 1922. The President 

 in the Chair. 



1. Prof. Johnstone, D.Sc, presented the Report for 1921 on 



the Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Laboratory at the Univer- 

 sity and the Hatchery at Piel (see " Transactions," p. 65). 



2. Prof. Johnstone then discussed the frequency of high 



tides and the effect of this periodicity on fish life in the 

 ocean. 



The sixth meeting of the thirty-sixth session was held at 

 the University, on Friday, March 10th, 1922. Prof. Dakin in 

 the Chair. 



