A NEW BIOLOGICAL STATION. 
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utmost to render the day’s proceedings a success. The Station 
is built on the grounds of the hotel, and Mr. Clague himself 
undertook the building of the laboratory, from plans provided 
by Prof. Herdman. Fortunately brilliant weather prevailed, 
and the dredging expeditions in the Irish Sea were eminently 
successful. 
To local naturalists the foundation of the Port Erin Station 
ofters a splendid opportunity for research on marine biology, 
whilst naturalists from other parts of the kingdom may combine 
a pleasant holiday with ample convenience for biological investi- 
gation by becoming members of the x\ssociation. In case some 
readers of N.\ture Notes may be desirous of making acquaint- 
tance with the rich and varied fauna and flora of the seas round 
the Isle of Man, I may add that a subscription of is. per 
annum and upwards entitles the subscriber to the use of the 
Station and all its appliances, provided always there be room. 
Early intimation of desire to work at the Station should be 
made to the Director (Professor Herdman, University College, 
Liverpool), or to the Secretary, I. C. Thompson, F.L.S., 
Waverley Road, Liverpool. 
To the geologist the district is of great interest, and perhaps 
not the least curious phenomenon in the vicinity is the wonderful 
“ chasms” near Spanish Head. It would perhaps come within 
the province of the Selborne Society to enquire how it comes 
about that these tremendous clefts in the cliff are closed to the 
public save on payment of an admission fee — small it is true, 
but still a fee. Perhaps the ways (and laws) of the little Manx 
nation differ from those of the neighbouring islands in respect 
of property, as they undoubtedly do in other respects. 
Bradda Head and its copper mines, now disused, the Calf 
of Man, and the lovely Feshwick Bay, with its brilliantly tinted 
sponge-lined caves are within easy walking distance. The land 
flora is apparently rich and varied, and will well repay inves- 
tigation. Altogether the lover of nature’s beauties, to whom 
those of the Isle of Man are still unknown, might do worse than 
pa)’ a visit to this, the first Biological Station founded on the 
shores rendered sacred by association with the name of Edward 
Forbes. 
R. J. Harvey Gibson. 
