160 S. SEKIYA AND Y. KIKUCHI 



Reports. 



Under this heading, we arrange in tabular form the answers 

 to inquiries made to school-masters and others living in the provinces 

 near Bandai-san. We have already referred to the particulars obtained 

 in this way, and the great help we derived in the preparation of our 

 paper from the answers so received. 



In the Table when the phenomena under consideration were re- 

 ported not to have been observed, the space is marked with a dash ; 

 when it was not known whether certain phenomena occurred or not 

 the corresponding space is left blank. 



Unless otherwise stated, the date refers to the 15th of July, 1888 

 — the day of the eruption. 



1 Shaku is nearly equivalent to 0\°>03 metres or one foot. 



1 Sun = Y 10 of 1 Shaku. 



1 Bu = y i00 of 1 Shaku. 



1 Ri = 3-93 kilometres or 2'44 miles. 



