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apparently due to want of information among the higher 

 schools in the county of the advantages to be derived from 

 these scholarships. Several suitable candidates were 

 heard of when it was too late. Considering the increase 

 of work and of interest in Marine Biology and its appli- 

 cation to Fishery questions of late years, it will be very 

 unfortunate if this important experiment is allowed to 

 lapse merely because of the absence of candidates in the 

 first year, before the scheme was sufficiently known. 



In addition to these scholarships, the County Council 

 granted last year a sum of £100 for studentships to enable 

 fishermen to undertake a short course of practical instruc- 

 tion in the Zoological Department at University College, 

 Liverpool. It was, after careful consideration by a Com- 

 mittee, decided to send 20 elected fishermen representa- 

 tive of different centres and branches of industry, to 

 University College ; each to have a fortnight's instruction, 

 and the sum of £5 to be paid to each man to cover his 

 travelling expenses and board and lodging, and to re- 

 imburse him to some extent for what he might have 

 lost by not following his ordinary vocation during the 

 two weeks. These laboratory classes were held in 

 February and March, 1900 ; and the main part of the 

 work was carried on by Mr. Johnstone under my personal 

 direction and supervision. The course was divided up 

 into ten days, the work upon which was as shown in the 

 following sections : — 



1. The Common Mussel. — Structure (especially in regard 



to feeding, breathing, reproducing and habits), 

 spawning and life-history. 



2. Haddock. — Structure, feeding, breathing, spawning, 



and life-history, 



3. Crab, Prawn, Shrimp and Lobster. — Habits, food, 



eggs, reproduction and life-history. 



