478 OYSTERS, AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



ADDENDUM. 

 Results of Dredging on the. i^th August, 1876, on Herne Bay 



Company s Grounds. 

 Wind : fresh, north-west, on shore, 

 i st. Six hauls from the western boundary to Hampton 

 Pier, about half-way between sea boundary and low-water 

 mark. 



ist haul: i dredge o oysters i small five-finger. 



2 ,, o ,, o five-fingers, 

 znd haul: i ,, o ,, 3 small five-fingers. 



2 ,, o ,, o five-fingers. 

 3rd haul: i ,, 3 ,, o 



2 ,, i ,, 



4th haul: i ,, -o 3 



7 - T 2 



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5th haul: i ,, 2 ,, 3 



2 ,, o ,, i ,, 



6th haul : i ,, o ,, o ,, 



2 ,, i ,, o ,, 



Total of 6 hauls 7 oysters 14 five-fingers. 

 Soil : stone ; very little or no cultch ; much weed. 

 2nd. Two hauls on new stock bed. 



Total of 2 hauls 36 oysters 3 five-fingers. 

 Soil : stone ; a little cultch ; some weed ; soil not clean. 

 3rd. Six hauls middle of ground between Hampton 

 and Herne Bay Piers, and off Herne Bay Pier. 



Total of 6 hauls 5 oysters 25 five-fingers. 



Soil : stone ; a little cultch ; much weed. 

 4th. Three hauls east of Herne Bay Pier. 

 ist haul : i dredge i oyster 3 five-fingers. 



2 ,, o ,, 4 



znd haul : i ,, i ,, 2 ,, 



2 ,, o ,, 4 



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