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REFERENCES. 
Publications on the Tides and Currents of Canada, by W. BELL Dawson, 
Superintendent of Tidal Surveys. 
1 Early representations and commencement of the Survey of Tides and Cur- 
rents. First Report of Progress, January, 1894. 
2 Equipment of tide gauges, and data for time and height. “Tide Gauges 
in Northern Climates and Isolated Situations.” Proceed. Inst. Civil Engineers, 
London; Vol. CXLIX, pages 223-244. 1901-1902. 
3 Appliances for investigation of currents. Report of Progress, Tidal Survey, 
Jan., 1897, pages 11-15. 
4 Under-current in relation to wind disturbance. See “Currents, Gulf of St. 
Lawrence,” page 19; and “Currents, Belle Isle strait,’ pages 31-36. Also Paper 
on Wind disturbance. (References Nos. 5, 6 and 10.) 
5 Gulf of St. Lawrence; currents and general circulation of the water. “The 
Currents in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including the Anticosti region, Belle Isle and 
Cabot straits.’”’ From investigations of 1894, 1895 and 1896. Pamphlet, 28 pages, 
in two Parts. 
6 Newfoundland and Belle Isle strait; currents. “The Currents on the South- 
eastern coasts of Newfoundland, and the amount of Indraught into the Larger 
Bays on the South coast.” From investigations in 1903. Pamphlet, 33 pages; 
with eight plates showing the set of the currents, and a general chart. “The Cur- 
rents in Belle Isle strait.’’ From investigations in the two seasons of 1894 and 
1906. Pamphlet, 43 pages; with a chart and three folding plates illustrating the 
character of the current. 
7 Bay of Fundy; currents. “The Currents at the Entrance of the Bay of 
Fundy, and on the Steamship Routes in its approaches off Southern Nova Scotia.” 
From investigations of 1904 only. Pamphlet, 17 pages; with tables and chart of 
the currents. “Tables of the Currents in the Bay of Fundy.’ Giving the direc- 
tion and velocity of the tidal streams, hour by hour, and the time of slack water, 
throughout the region extending from St. John, N.B. to Cape Sable. Result of 
the investigations of 1904 and 1907. Pamphlet, 15 pages; with tables and chart 
of currents. 
8 Northumberland strait. Nature of the currents explained. Report of Pro- 
gress, Tidal Survey, Nov., 1902, pages 16-18. 
9 General articles. ‘Survey of the Tides and Currents in the Gulf of St. Law- 
rence.” Inception of the work, investigations made and appliances used. “Nature,” 
April 22, 1897. “The Currents in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.” First article, “Na- 
ture,” Jan. 24, 1901. Second article, “Nature,” April 18, 1901. “Currents around 
the coasts of Newfoundland.’ Review in “Nature,” July 7, 1904. See also several 
extended reviews by Dr. Gerhard Schott and Dr. L. Mecking, with plates repro- 
duced from Tidal Survey reports, in ‘“Annalen der Hydrographie” from 1896 to 
1908. Also the bibliographies of Dr. Petermanns “Mitteilungen” and of the 
“ Annales de Géographie,”’ since 1895. 
10 Wind disturbance. ‘Effect of the Wind on Currents and Tidal Streams.” 
Effects observed throughout eight seasons, during the investigation of the currents. 
Trans. Royal Society of Canada, Third series, Vol. III, Sect. III, pages 3-20. 
11 Secondary undulations. ‘Note on Secondary Undulations recorded by 
self-registering Tide Gauges; and on Exceptional Tides in relation to Wind and 
Barometer.” Trans. Royal Society of Canada, Second series, Vol. I, Sect. III, 
