MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION AT PORT ERIN. 21 



The Curator of the old Biological Station (Mr. H. C. 

 Chadwick) has become Curator of the whole institution, 

 with a practical fisherman assistant (Mr. T. N. Cregeen) 

 under him, and the Hon. Director and Chairman of the 

 L.M.B.C. is recognised as being Director also of the 

 Hatchery. This should secure unity of aim and economy 

 of working, and will result in the various departments 

 being mutually helpful. The fishery work will be instruc- 

 tive to the scientific students, and the investigations in the 

 Laboratory and experiments in the Aquarium will be 

 useful in connection with fishery problems. The 

 Aquarium, which, with its museum of local marine 

 animals and plants in the gallery, occupies the large 

 central block of the building, is the only part open to the 

 public, and will, it is hoped, be useful alike — 



(1) To the scientific workers in the laboratory, 



(2) For experiments and observations bearing on 

 fishery questions and practice, and 



(3) As an educational influence which will be appre- 

 ciated by the more intelligent visitors, and may, it is 

 hoped, be taken advantage of by local schools for instruc- 

 tion in nature study. The Committee have already 

 received an application from Mr. Walter R. Teare, of 

 Arbory School, for permission to make use of the institu- 

 tion for this purpose. 



Description of the New Biological Station. 



The plans of the new building were in the first place 

 drawn up by the Hon. Director, and, after being submitted 

 to both the L.M.B.C. and the Hatchery Committee, were 

 placed in the hands of Mr. Carine, who acted as architect 

 to the Committee, for detailed treatment and the prepara- 

 tion of specifications. The drawings for the internal 

 fittings were made by Mr. Chadwick from Prof. Herdman's 



