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and excepting one of the larger dredges, no appreciable 

 loss or damage lias occurred in connection with their use. 

 The larger Shellbend boat is still, after four seasons' use, 

 in a sound and seaworthy condition. At the close of the 

 season some slight repairs were found necessary, and were 

 easily effected on the spot. The boat was then thoroughly 

 cleaned and re-varnished. The smaller Shellbend boat 

 has not proved quite so serviceable, and repairs by the 

 builder were recently found necessary. The boat is at 

 present at Chester. 



"A few additions have been made to the Library 

 during the past year, for which we are indebted to Mr. 

 F. W. Headley and others. There is still room in the 

 bookcase, and further donations from authors and others 

 will be very welcome. 



" The Aquarium has attracted over 350 visitors during 

 the season, a number slightly larger than that recorded 

 last year, and it has again been the means of interesting 

 many in the aims of the Committee and the work of the 

 Station, and extending their knowledge of marine life. 



"During the early spring I cleaned and remounted 

 the collection of marine shells presented some years ago 

 by Mr. Gr. W. Wood. They are now exhibited in the 

 glass cases fixed to the wall between the tanks on the 

 upper floor, and each species bears a label on which its 

 local and general distribution is stated. 



" At the end of March four small lobsters were pre- 

 sented by M. E. Crebbin, and were placed in the tanks 

 along with one captured by myself. Of these three are 

 still living, the others having died during the process of 

 shell-casting. I have fed them occasionally with fresh 

 fish, but shore, edible and hermit crabs appear to be 

 favourite food. The habit of concealing food in the 

 gravel at the bottom of the tank, noticed in last year's 



