92 TRANSACTIONS LIVERPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
sources keep coming in, and a number of carefully pre- 
served specimens have been supplied to colleges and 
private workers. 
‘The record of meteorological observations begun last 
year has been continued, and in view of the exceptionally 
stormy character of the winter months, and the equally 
exceptional amount of sunshine experienced during the 
summer, a record of the average temperature of the air 
and sea may not be without interest. 
MontTH. 9-30 a.m. AIR. 3-30 p.m. 9-30 a.m. SEA. 3-30 p.m. 
October, 1098 -.3.°.540 oe 5o° Do” 
November wae 48° 49° pile go 
December ... 48° 48° US 50° 
January, 1899 ... 44° 45° 46°5° 47°5° 
February Brn a3) 46° 45° 47° 
March an a 45°5° og° 47° 
April 2. 46°52 49° 48°5° 50° 
May Pa. Or Og 54° noe 54° 
June appar 65° Dele 61° 
July 860° 61° 59°5° =: 60°52 
August GO? 65°? oda 60° 
September neo 59° 58°5° 60° 
“The aquarium has not proved quite so attractive to 
visitors this year as last, only 310 persons having paid for 
admission. ‘This is probably in large measure due to the 
exceptionally fine weather which prevailed throughout the 
summer, enabling visitors to Port Erin to spend most of 
their time in boating and other out-door amusements. 
Still, the interest shown by the visitors has been well 
maintained, and the preserved specimens on the shelves 
have been scarcely less attractive to many than the living 
occupants of the tanks. Cracks extending from top to 
bottom of the plate glass fronts of both wall tanks in the 
