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during the hatching season of 1902. The following are 

 the dates and the names of the men who attended : — 



(1) April 7th to April 18th— John Wright, Southport ; 

 Robert Wright, Southport ; J. Bond, Banks ; Richard 

 Abram, Banks ; Thomas Rimmer, St. Amies ; Isaac 

 Dobsoii, St, Amies ; Peter Whiteside, Lytham ; W. Croft, 

 Fleetwood ; J. Croft, Fleetwood ; S. P. Colley, Fleetwood ; 

 Robert Bluiidell, Fleetwood ; William Beesley, More- 

 cambe ; William Woodhouse, Morecambe ; John Johnson, 

 Morecambe ; Edward Grardner, Morecambe. 



(2) April 28th to May 9th— Henry Wright, Southport ; 

 Daniel Rigby, Southport; Richard Robinson, Southport; 

 Robert Johnson, Southport ; Alfred Threlfall, Fleetwood ; 

 R. W. Grardner, Sunderland Point ; Joseph Bell, More- 

 cambe ; William Armistead, Morecambe ; Robert Wilson, 

 Morecambe ; William Hartley, Barclsea ; Thomas Dickin- 

 son, Bardsea; Robert Thompson, Baycliff; William 

 Butter, Flookborough ; Richard Burrow, Flookborough ; 

 Robert Burrow, Flookborough. 



The classes were conducted by Mr. J. Johnstone and 

 Mr. A. Scott, and the course of .instillation was practically 

 the same as that given in the classes of previous years, 

 with the addition that one afternoon was spent in showing 

 a few simple chemical experiments of biological 

 importance, demonstrating the composition of air and 

 water, and the relation between these bodies and the 

 respiration of marine animals. 



The student-fishermen all took an intelligent interest in 

 the work of the class. Many of them had brought note- 

 books, in which they took records of the' work done and 

 copies of the various illustrations drawn on the black- 

 board. These note-books were looked over by Mr. 

 Johnstone before the classes broke up, and additional 

 information was added, so as to render the notes more 



