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the leadership of Mr. James Fletcher and Mr. Dawson, 

 paid an inspection visit during the course of the third 

 fishermen's class. Several members of the party delivered 

 short addresses to the men. 



Mr. Thomas Baxter and party from Morecambe 

 visited the establishment while the Morecambe school 

 teachers were at work. 



Another meeting of Representatives from the Techni- 

 cal Instruction Committees of the Lancashire County 

 Boroughs was held in the Laboratory at the end of July. 

 The meeting was for the purpose of further developing the 

 facilities for the teaching of Marine Natural History to 

 fishermen, school teachers and others. Mr. Fell, Mr. 

 Ragdale, and other members of the Committee addressed 

 the Representatives. They pointed out the advantages 

 that the Piel establishment presents, and the ease of access 

 to it from all parts of the county. Reference was made 

 to the satisfactory reports on the teaching work already 

 accomplished under more or less temporary conditions. 



The St. James' Rambling Club and the Barrow 

 Naturalists' Field Club also visited the establishment 

 during the summer. 



Many visitors have been shown through the Labora- 

 tory and tank-house. We have also had an inspection 

 visit from Mr. Fryer, of the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries. Professor Herdman and the late Mr. I. C. 

 Thompson, F.L.S., from Liverpool, stayed over a week 

 end in order to make some investigations, in addition to 

 shorter visits at other times during the year. 



