32 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



and further expansion of the work of the Station. Some 

 assured increase in the income had become very necessary : 

 The general upkeep of the buildings, machinery and scientific 

 apparatus had to be neglected during the war years, so that 

 these expenses became rather formidable considering the 

 very meagre resources of the Station apart from Government 

 grants ; a contemplated development of the scientific researches 

 has made the purchase of new apparatus and stores quite 

 essential and, for the same reason, it has been found necessary 

 to make certain structural alterations in the work-rooms and 

 stores. All this has, fortunately, become possible by the 

 grant-in-aid made by the Development Commissioners. Given 

 the continuance of this, and the grant also made by the Tynwald 

 Court, the continued equipment of the laboratory and Aquarium 

 as an up-to-date Marine Biological Station need give us no 

 further anxiety. Certain other additions to our resources are, 

 however, very desirable and I venture to give some emphasis 

 to the following " needs " : — 



(1) A strong and sea-worthy vessel of the Admiralty " steam 



picket boat" or " harbour launch " type ; 



(2) A capital expenditure on the steam-heating and electric- 



lighting of the Station ; 



(3) An endowment, yielding an annual income of £100 



a year, for printing reports on scientific investiga- 

 tions. 



The above, with a continuance of the present income, would 

 enable us to develop the work of the Station to about its 

 maximal degree. In short, the Port Erin Marine Biological 

 Station requires a capital expenditure of about £6,000 and a 

 further endowment bringing in £100 a year to make the contem- 

 plated scheme of work possible. 



This Report follows the former lines and presents only a 

 short summary of the activities of the year 1921. The 

 educational work was, as in the previous year, very encouraging, 



