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a small fee to the funds of the institution. * Dredg- 

 ing, tow-netting, and shore collecting expeditions 

 will be organised on certain of the days, accord- 

 ing to tides and weather ; and at other times there 

 will be occasional lectures and demonstrations in the 

 Biological Station, and opportunities for laboratory work. 

 Several members of the Committee have promised to join 

 the party, and the scheme offers a very unusual oppor- 

 tunity for collecting and studying in the company of 

 specialists which will probably be of great service to 

 junior students of marine biology and to some amateurs. 



Dredging Expeditions. 



In addition to frequent dredging and trawling from 

 small boats in the bay, the following expeditions in steam 

 trawlers have been organised : — 



I. April 9th, 1898. In Fisheries steamer "John 

 Fell"— 



1. Two miles off Flesh wick, 20 faths. (2 hauls 



of shank net) . 



2. Two miles off Dalby, 35 faths., bottom 



mud (with shank net) . 



3. Two-and-a-half miles off Dalby, 40 faths., 



bottom mud (with fish trawl). 

 II. April 11th, 1898. In Fisheries steamer "John 

 Fell"— 



1. One to two miles off Dalby, 20-35 fathoms. 



2. Between Bradda Head and Calf Sound, 17 



faths. 

 III. April 20th, 1898. In steam trawler "Tudor 

 Prince " — 



From three to five miles off Entrance to 

 Glen Meay, 22 to 30 faths. 



* A circular, giving. all particulars, will be issued. Apply to the Curator. 



