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BY arrangement between the Organising Committees, the presidents of the four biological sections gave their addresses at different hours, so as to make it possible for members to attend two or more. The address in Section D was given at 11.30 on Thursday, and followed Prof. Foster's address to the Physiological Section. After the address in Section D, some of the Reports of Committees were taken, and that of the Naples Zoological Station was most appropriately followed by a short statement, made by Dr. Anton Dohrn himself, as to the Naples Marine Station and its work. Dr. Dohrn dwelt chiefly upon his plans for the development of the station, how far they had been realised, and what still remained to be done. Prof. Ramsay Wright followed with a paper on a proposed lacustrine biological station, in which he gave a preliminary account of the microscopic fauna of the lakes of Ontario, pointed out the bearing of such observations upon problems of pisciculture, and the need of a biological station for the further study of the animals and plants in the great lakes. As a result of this paper, and of the discussion on the subject in Section D, towards the end of the meeting a deputation of biologists, consisting of Lord Lister, Prof. Ramsay Wright, Prof. Miall, Prof. Herdman, Prof. Poulton, Mr. Hoyle, Prof. Prince, and others, were received by the Hon. Mr. Hardie, Premier of Ontario, the Hon. Dr. Ross, Minister of Education, the Treasurer, and other members of the Cabinet, and spoke in favour of the establishment of a freshwater station by the Government on one of the numerous lakes in the Algonquin National Park. The proposal was very favourably received by the members of the Government present, and the Committee of Section D appointed a Committee, with a grant of 75/. for the purpose of assisting in the promotion of the scheme. It may confidently be expected then that as the result of this action in Section D a biological institution of both scientific and practical importance will be permanently established in the province of Ontario.
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Zoology at the British Association. Nature 56, 555–556 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056555a0
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