140 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Hatchery at Arran on the west coast, and a staff of 
Naturalists constantly at work both at sea and in the 
laboratories. 
In conclusion, I believe the most pressing needs, in the 
interests of our fisheries, now to be (1) a series of exact 
periodic observations to be carried out from the steamer, 
and (2) the establishment of a Hatchery, such as I have 
suggested above should be erected at Port Hrin, alongside 
the Biological Station. 
I append to this report (A) a scheme of suggested 
investigations at sea, and (B) a first list of the Fishes of 
the district with their common names. 
APPENDIX A. 
SCHEME OF INVESTIGATIONS AT SEA. 
It is very important in connection with our investiga- 
tions 1n the future, that we should have perfectly definite 
statistics as to the Fauna (7.e., the assemblage of fishes 
and other animals which form the food and enemies of the 
fishes), and also the physical conditions, in particular 
_ parts of our district, taken periodically—so that the con- 
dition and population of a particular bank or channel or 
bay may be traced month by month throughout the year. 
Consequently I beg to suggest to the Committee that as 
soon as the permanent steamer has got to work the 
following scheme should be adopted. It is founded to a 
large extent upon the methods employed by the Fishery 
Board for Scotland, on their steamer the ‘‘Garland”’ 
where I have myself seen all the processes at work, and 
have discussed the results, extending over some years, 
with Dr. Fulton, the Scientific Secretary, and Mr. T. Scott, 
the Naturalist, to that Board. My proposal is:— 
