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Abstract

THE proposal made at the Toronto meeting of the British Association last year, for a marine biological station in the Dominion of Canada, is taking practical shape. Such a proposal has been in the minds of Canadian biologists for many years, and Prof. Prince, the Dominion Commissioner of Fisheries, reported at length upon the necessity for such a marine station for Canada in the Marine and Fisheries Blue Book, 1894, and the Royal Society of Canada also urged the importance of the matter; but it was not until the British Association appointed a Committee consisting of Prof. E. E. Prince (Ottawa), Chairman; Prof. Penhallow (Montreal), Secretary; and Prof. A. B. Macullum (Toronto), Prof. John Macoun (Ottawa), Prof.: Wesley Mills (Montreal), Prof. E. W. MacBride (Montreal), and Dr. W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, that active steps were taken to carry cut the scheme. An influential deputation waited upon the Hon. Sir Louis Davies, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, in April last, and during the recent session of the Canadian Parliament a vote of 3000l. was practically sanctioned, 1400l. being granted for the year 1898–99. A Board of Management has been chosen as follows: Prof. E. E. Prince (nominated by Sir Louis Davies to represent the Department of Marine and Fisheries) to act as Director, Profs. Penhallow, MacBride (McGili University), Ramsey Wright (Toronto University), L. H. Bailey (New Brunswick University), Rev. F. A. Huart (Laval University, Quebec), and members from Queen's University, Kingston and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.