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surface plankton in the smaller station boat. While 
hauling in the tow-net, when returning, the boat capsized, 
and both men were thrown into the water. One of 
them (Mr. E. J. W. Harvey, of Liverpool) was picked 
up by the other boat from the Biological Station, but 
his companion (Mr. Eric T. Townsend, of Prestwich) 
was unfortunately drowned before assistance could reach 
him. The body was eventually recovered. Mr. Townsend 
was a student of the Owens’ College, and was the occu- 
pant of the College work-table at the Biological Station 
for the Haster vacation. He was a promising Student, 
keenly interested in his biological work, and much 
esteemed by his fellow-workers. The party broke up 
after this sad occurrence. It is the first serious 
accident of any kind that has taken place on the L.M.B.C. 
expeditions or at their Biological Station during the 
fifteen years of work. 
NOTES ON WORK DONE AT THE STATION. 
A good deal of the Laboratory work this year has been 
not so much that of Specialists as of Advanced Students, 
which is not intended for publication, and in regard to 
which little that is of interest can be said. T'wo of the 
other workers, Mr. I. C. Thompson, F.L.8., and Mr. J. T. 
Jenkins, B.Sc., have given me special notes about 
Copepoda and Fishes, which will be inserted at the end of 
this section. Of those that remain :—Mr. A. R. Jackson, 
B.Sc., was engaged in adding to his list of Arachnids of 
the district, and met with some success; Mr. F. J. Cole 
continued his studies on the budding of Compound 
Ascidians, and collected and preserved much material 
for future work in Liverpool; and Mr. H. 8S. Harrison, 
B.8c., has written me a letter telling of the Hydroid and 
Medusoid material that he collected, and ending with the 
