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and Mr. Johnstone. In addition, the scientific equipment 
on the 8.Y. “ Ladybird,” at Port Erin, is available for 
use in our scheme of investiyations. 
In considering the effective laboratory power of the 
district, it must be remembered that we have the 
accommodation, apparatus and staff of three distinct 
institutions at our service—the Liverpool University 
laboratory, the Piel sea-fisheries hatchery and the Port 
Krin Biological Station. These have all been provided 
locally, and are now available for public service; but it 
is not too much to say that at each of these institutions 
work is impeded and delayed, or has even to be left 
undone, from want of the necessary funds. 
Work At PIEt. 
The work at the Piel Laboratory and Hatchery has 
been carried on on the usual lines during the past year. 
Mr. Scott’s articles dealing with this work show that he 
has hatched and turned out into the sea over 153 millions 
of young flat fish—which is as many as the tanks, and 
other apparatus at his disposal, are capable of dealing 
with. 
The fishermen’s classes were as successful as usual, 
und the interest on the part of the fishermen shows no 
signs of abating. An addition will be made to the subject 
matter of the fourth class during the present season in the 
interests of those men who require some instruction in 
Navigation. For further details on these points I must 
refer to Mr. Scott’s Reports printed below. 
A good deal of Mr. Scott’s time during the past year 
has been occupied in working at the details of the 
plankton collections made by myself and others from the 
yacht in the seas to the South and West of the Isie of 
