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Fig. 44 shows the observations obtained from these samples, arranged in the 

 same manner as in fig. 48. 



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Fig. 43. 



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Pr E.dw I. 





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'■ Fig. 44. 



Finally, a couple of trap samples, from Souris, Prince Edward Island, and a 

 drift-net haul from the vicinity of cape George (station 53) include some young fijsh, 

 the seasonal growth of which is indicated in fig. 45. 



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These later samples give a more definite idea as to the time when summer growth 

 of the younger herring in these waters begins, as in one of the samples (early June) 



