50 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIBTY. 
increased material for faunistic work; and, consequently, 
in the last annual report (December, 1891) it was sug- 
gested that the time had arrived when the Biological 
Station then on Puffin Island might with advantage be 
transferred to some new and less inaccessible spot. Hoy- 
lake or West Kirby in Cheshire and Port Erin in the 
Isle of Man were both mentioned as suitable, and a free 
expression of opinion from local biologists was invited, 
with the result that it soon became evident to the Com- 
mittee that our workers almost unanimously voted for 
the south end of the Isle of Man. 
On communicating with the Isle of Man Natural History 
and Antiquarian Society through their energetic Secretary 
Mr. P. M. C. Kermode, of Ramsey, we were gratified to 
find that they welcomed our project, and passed the 
following resolution at their meeting on February 25th :— 
“On the strong recommendation of the General Committee, 
it was unanimously resolved that Professor Herdman be 
invited to establish a Marine Biological Laboratory in 
the island, and that this Society should afford all the 
assistance in its power to an undertaking which would be 
of so great an advantage to it and to the whole island, and 
would consider it an honour to co-operate with the 
L.M.B.C. in their excellent work”’ (see YN LioaR MANnNI- 
NAGH, vol. I., no. 11, p. 368.) 
As it was felt to be highly desirable that the laboratory 
should be open and ready for work as early as possible in 
summer, Mr. Thompson and I went over on a mission 
to Port Erin and Port St. Mary early in March for the 
purpose of finding out what places were available at that 
end of the island. After examining various existing 
buildings at Port St. Mary, Perwick Bay, and other places, 
we fixed upon a most suitable site at Port Erin, and were 
fortunately able to arrange with the owner Mr. Thomas 
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