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mittee drew up and circulated amongst the subscribers 

 and the members of the Local Committee the following 

 statement : — 



" Memorandum on Behalf of the Executive 

 Committee." 



" In considering the best allocation for the surplus 

 which the Treasurers are happily able to report, the 

 Committee have sought to select the object which 

 would most commend itself to Subscribers as local, 

 as representative, and as permanently conducive to 

 the great aim of the British Association, the 

 Advancement of Science. After considering various 

 suggestions, the Committee are unanimous in recom- 

 mending that the fund should be entrusted to the 

 Liverpool Marine Biology Committee for adminis- 

 tration under trust. 



"The group of Sciences promoted by the Liverpool 

 Marine Biology Committee includes those which most 

 admit, and indeed require, local investigation. 



"Its composition is widely representative, combining 

 members from Liverpool with representatives of 

 North Lancashire, Manchester, North Wales, and 

 the Isle of Man. It is intimately associated with the 

 work of the Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Committee, so 

 important to the industrial prosperity and development 

 of Liverpool and the neighbourhood. It has, more- 

 over, been remarkably successful in eliciting the 

 enthusiasm and support of non-professional as well 

 as professional workers in Science. 



" Its scope is comprehensive, and papers directly eman- 

 ating from its action have been read before several 

 different Sections of the British Association. Alike 

 in quality and quantity, the work of the Committee 



