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Iiifauta : (8) Cape St. Blai/.e ; (9) Knysna; (10) Capo St, 

 Francis; (11) Cape Recife; (12) East Loudon; {1'4) Port 

 iSt. John's ; and (14) Port Natal. Tlie bottles containing: cards 

 with odd numbers were weighted, so as to become submerged. 

 None of these have as yet been returned, and the method haa 

 since been discontinued. 



Nos. 1 M.— 28 M. December 22nd— 28th, 1900. From 

 R.M.8. "Scot," Captain T. J. Bremner. Nos. 14 M, 20 M, 

 and 28 M returned. 



Nos. 29 M— 5() M. January 19th— February ;Jrd, 1901. 

 From R.M.S. " Norham Castle," Captain R. E. H. Jipcher. 

 Four returned Nos. M M, Si) M, 40 M, and 50 M 



Nos. 57 M— 84 M. March 14th— 20th. Fjoui R.Al.S. 

 *' Dunottar Castle," Captain H. Bigbv. No. 08 M returned. 



Nos. 85 M— 112 M. March ;{()th— April 14th. From 

 R.M.S. "Jiriton," Captain E. .J. Griffin. Nos. 92 M and 98 M 

 returned. The former, put away 12 miles south of Cape 



Han gk lip, was found at Muizenberg about three days later, 

 having travelled at the rate of over 10.' miles a dav. 



Nos. 113 M— 140 M. April l.'Uh-19th. From R.M.S. 

 " Kinfauns Castle," Captain R. Duncan. None returned. 



Nos. 141 M— 1(J8 M. April 2Tth— May 12th. From 

 R.M.S. " Norman," Captain R. Reynolds. ' No. 104 M re- 

 turned. 



Nos. 109 M— 19(i M. May 11th— 19th. From li.M.S. 

 " Braemar Castle," Captain J. W. Cieaghe. No. 174 M, cast 

 off 8 miles S.S.W. of Cape Point, was found on the beach at 

 Hawston, having drifted eastwards a distance of 81 miles at 

 a speed of more than 18 miles a day. 



Nos. 197 M— 224 M. Sent to^ Captain H. Rigby, R.M.S. 

 "Dunottar Castle," on 25th May, 1901. No particulars re- 

 ceived, and mme of the bottles have been returned. 



2.— From the Government Trawler, " Pieter Faure," 

 from 3rd May, 1899, to 31st May. 1901 : - 



>ios. 1 — 50. May -yvd — 5th, 1899 : On u voyage from Cape 

 Town to Mossel Bay, at intervals of one hour. Of the 50 cast 

 away, No. 2 was returned 



Nos. 57—75. June 9th— 10th : Ditt... of tli.- 19, No. 

 70, from Anchoiagc, Struis l>ay, av;is ret unci I. 



;N^os. 7()— 98. June 14th— July 27th: Twenty-three .set off 

 from about two to five miles off Cape St. Blaize. None re 

 turned. 



Nos. 99 and 100. Thcie were no cards for these numbers. 



Nos. 101 — 119. December 5th — 9th: Nineteen, on a voy- 

 age from Cape Town to Mossel Bay. No. 108 found off Sald- 

 anha Bay. Nos. 110 and 119 in Mossel Bav. 



