66 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Liverpool Marine Biology Committee has been so well put before us by © 
Professor Herdman that I need only appear before you as that obnoxious 
individual, the practical man, and make a few remarks as to our proposed 
arrangements for workers at the laboratory rather in the way of the argwmen- 
tum ad pocketum. Hitherto the work of the committee has been mainly 
supported by subscriptions and donations from our philanthropic friends 
interested in the work done, but not themselves actual workers, and we trust 
for an increased continuance of this most valued source of income. But we 
anticipate that the beautiful and very accessible Marine Laboratory to-day 
opened by his Excellency will attract a large number of working naturalists 
and students both belonging to the Isle of Man and from various parts of 
England who may frequently come for a few days or weeks at a time. It is 
proposed that all such should have the use of the station as workers for a 
payment of 10s. per week, and it is further proposed that all annual subscribers 
of one guinea and upwards shall have free access to the station and the use of 
a working table at any time provided it be unoccupied—a record of all work 
done being kept. . 
A month ago I visited the palatial marine station at Naples, and there saw 
English and foreign students at work. Now, there is no doubt a great 
advantage in studying the marine fauna of other districts, and a visit to 
Naples will repay any one ; but we happily know that Mona’s Isle offers most 
unusual advantages for this work as was amply shown by Edward Forbes, and 
later by the work of our own committee, and I doubt if anywhere in the 
United Kingdom we can now find a richer hunting ground, or a laboratory 
with such beautiful surroundings as at the Port Erin Biological Station. I 
sincerely thank your Excellency, and you gentlemen, for the hearty way in 
which you have proposed and honoured this toast, and I trust that we may 
have many other happy reunions between our Manx and English naturalists. 
(Applause). 
The toast of ‘‘ the Manx Fisheries” was proposed by Mr. R. L. Aseroft, ot 
the Lancashire Sea Fisheries Committee, and responded to by Mr. R. Garside 
who gave some interesting details in regard to the Isle of Man Fisheries and 
the Manx fishing fleet now working off the south coast of Ireland. ‘‘The 
Liverpool Salvage Association and other Visitors” was proposed by Mr. R. J. 
Harvey Gibson, and responded to by Captain Batchelor of the Salvage Associa- 
tion and by Professor Weiss of Owens College, Manchester. 
The proceedings throughout were of a very inspiriting nature, and in the 
evening the party went on board the ‘‘ Mallard” for a dredging expedition 
in the bay, when tow-netting, both surface and bottom was conducted by 
means of the electric light.” . 
