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Appendix A. 



SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY AND WORK OF THE 

 LIVERPOOL MARINE BIOLOGY COMMITTEE. 



Drawn up by W. A. Herdman. 



Liverpool, 1885-1919. 

 Puffin Island, 1887-1892. 

 Port Erin, 1892-1919. 



The Liverpool Marine Biology Committee was founded at 

 a public meeting held on March 14th, 1885, in the Zoological 

 Laboratory of University College, Liverpool, and attended by 

 representatives of the scientific societies and museums of 

 Liverpool, Manchester and Chester, and by other local 

 naturalists. It was unanimously resolved that a committee be 

 formed to investigate the Marine Biology of Liverpool Bay 

 and the adjoining parts of the Irish Sea, a programme of work 

 was adopted and officers were appointed. In addition to 

 several shipowners and leading merchants of Liverpool who 

 supported the enterprise, the Committee consisted of the 

 following scientific men : — 



Frank Archer, B.A. (Conchologist), Liverpool. 



R. D. Darbishire, F.G.S. (Conchologist), Manchester. 



Professor Harvey-Gibson, M.A., Liverpool. 



Professor Herdman, D.Sc, Liverpool. 



Rev. H. H. Higgins, M.A., Public Museum, Liverpool. 



Professor Milnes-Marshall, F.R.S., Manchester. 



T. J. Moore, Curator, Public Museum, Liverpool. 



Isaac Roberts, F.G.S. , Liverpool. 



Isaac C. Thompson, F.L.S., Liverpool. 



A. 0. Walker, F.L.S., Chester. 



