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IGH praise for a worthy project was given by the Governor of New Caledonia, M. Aime maid, when he opened an [arium at Anse Vata, near imea, on November 27. ’he aquarium, financed and structed by Dr. and Madame -ala, marine biologists, is the lit of many years’ work, and in Dgnition of his services it is ected that Dr. Catala will benefit 3i a Government grant towards expenses of his project.

Tie most modern techniques r e been used in the installation the 30 glass tanks arranged in rectangle around a central mber. The sea water feeding V aquarium is brought by a srerful electric pump to a higher k, descends by gravitation and is ated automatically. Fluorescent es as well as natural daylight ' used for illumination. ’he aquarium contains many rare cimens of marine life gathered m the nearby coral reefs and it loped that shortly some of these y be sent to the famous Monaco iiarium and other overseas lariums. leveral American and Australian mtists who have been exchanging mtific data with Dr. Catala for ny years have already asked mission to study certain species the aquarium.

Ir. R. W. Robson, publisher of ! Pacific Islands Monthly, was in i in January.