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2. That the exception in question, the sample from St. George's Bay, and 

 the samples from Main-a-Dieu and North Sydney, represent another. 



3. That the samples from Magdalen islands and Northumberland strait, 

 and off cape Gaspe, represent a third. 



4. That the samples from West Ardoise and Nova Scotia, together with the 

 exceptional sample from the mouth of St. George's bay (station 42, west side of 

 Cape Breton island), represent a fourth. 



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 J«ar groups 



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Fig. 38. 



In the following pages, the observations as to growth of the herring will be sub- 

 jected to analysis, on the basis of the grouping above given. This should, however, as 

 in the case of the first rough arrangement, only be regarded as preliminary, and 

 intended but to serve present needs. 



