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examination shows that it is far froni being so. Many 

 species of Molluscs occur, including the ordinary mussel, 

 some of which here produce pearls in abundance : the 

 sand is teeming with the ordinary " lug- worm," with its 

 beautiful external branchial plumes ; various forms of 

 Crustacea abound, and there is a varied assortment of 

 fishes. The rough scars provide many species of sea- 

 weeds, and in the spring and early summer the water 

 contains a good general floating fauna and flora which 

 can be collected by tow-net. Even the debris washed up 

 by storms and strewn along high water mark, as we have 

 found from experience, proves a mine of interest. To 

 the teacher, where time is a consideration, it may be 

 pointed out that it is possible to leave Manchester or 

 Liverpool by 5-45 p.m. train and arrive at the Piel 

 Laboratory at 8-45 p.m. the same evening. Other trains 

 from Barrow to Piel are also run. There are also con- 

 venient trains for returning. 



On January 28th a meeting of representatives from the 

 various Technical Instruction Committees in the county 

 was held at Piel, for the purpose of hearing an address 

 from Professor Herdman, on " Technical Instruction in 

 Sea-Fisheries Science " (see last year's Report), and also 

 to inspect the equipment of the Laboratory with a view to 

 teaching fishermen and others. 



The Special Subjects Committee of the Barrow School 

 Board visited the establishment during the course of the 

 second fishermen's class in order to see the men at work. 

 They seemed much impressed by the keen interest dis- 

 played by the fishermen in the instruction given and in 

 their practical work. 



The Chairman and Members of a number of the 

 Lancashire local Technical Instruction Committees under 



