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9. South-east of the Old Mines, near Perwick Bay, 

 quarter mile to a mile off shore, 15 to 18 fathoms (two 

 hauls) ; bottom Nullipore and gravel (angular grit, slate, 

 vein-quartz) ; a few shell fragments witli Ehalia tuberosa, 

 Hyas coarctatus. 



10. Off mouth of Perwick Bay, half a mile off, 12 

 fathoms ; bottom small gravel. 



IV. July 8th. The Committee had the use of the 

 Lancashire Sea Fisheries steamer " John Fell," and 

 dredged at the following localities : — 



1. West of Dalby, 5 miles out, 30 fathoms ; bottom 

 sandy mud, with Antennularia ramosa, Ophiura ciliaris 

 and 0. albicla, Pecten opercularis and P. pusio, TurriteUa 

 terehra, Scalpelluvi vulgare, Hyas coarctatus, Eupagurus 

 tJiompsojii, Eudorella nana, Gammaropsis (? n. sp.j, both 

 the latter new to Britain, Ascidia virginea, and Eugyra 

 glutinans. 



2. Six-and-a-half miles west of Contrary Head (Peel) 

 38 fathoms ; bottom fine mud, with Brissopsis lijrifera, 

 Lipohranchius Jeffrey sii, Eudorella nana. 



3. Seven-and-a-half miles west of Niarbyl Point, 45 

 fathoms ; bottom fine mud, with Calocaris macandrece, 

 Gonoplax rhonihoides , Harpinia IcBvis (new to Britain), 

 Vanthalis oerstedi, and fragments of a small Lumhri- 

 CO nereis. 



4. Five-and-a-half miles west of Glen Meay, 34 fathoms ; 

 bottom mud, many TurriteUa terehra with Sagartia 

 lierdmani. 



5. Four-and-a-half miles west of the Cronk, 22 fathoms; 

 bottom broken shells and small stones, with many ophiu- 

 roids, Stichaster roseus, Ehalia tuherosa, Eurynome aspera, 

 Atelecyclus septemdentatus , many encrusting polyzoa 

 (twelve species identified), including Barentsia nodosa, 

 hydroids (fifteen species identified), including Dicoryne 



