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No. 5. — March 3rd. On Winterton shoal, Yarmouth bearing 

 W.S.W. forty-five miles. Net sunk below surface. Temperature 

 the same as No. 3. Bright sun. 



No. 6.— March 3rd, 8.30 p.m. N.E. edge of Winterton shoal, 

 about sixty miles E.N.E. of Yarmouth. Temperature of air 30°, 

 of surface 41*2°. Wind E., moderate. 



No. 7.— March 4th, 9.40 a.m. Fifty miles due E. of Winterton 

 shoal. Lat. 52° 41'. Wind W. Temperature of air 41-5°, of 

 surface 41'5°, of bottom 39"5°. '' Strong sickly smell.'' 



No. 8. — March 5th, 10.5 a.m. On Winterton shoal. Forty-five 

 miles W. of Yarmouth. Temperature of air 43°, of surface 41 "25°, 

 of bottom 40°. Wind N.N.W., fresh. Bright sun after snow and. 

 sleet on previous night. Contents of tow-net had offensive smell. 



No. 9.— March 6th, 5.30 — 6.30 p.m. Lat. 53° 12', about sixty 

 miles E. of Cromer on shoals of the Lemon. Temperature of air 

 40-25°, of surface 38-5°. Strong breeze from N.W. by W. with a 

 heavy swell. 



No. 10.— March 6th, 7.30—8.30 p.m. Lat. 53° 14', on Black 

 Bank. Temperature of air 41°, of surface 40'5°. 



No. 11. — March 7th, 7.30—8.30 a.m. Between Black Bank and 

 shoals of Lemon. Temperature of air 445°, of surface 40°, of 

 bottom 38-5°. 



No. 12. — March 9th, 1.15—2.15 p.m. East of shoal of Lemon. 

 Temperature of the air 39°, of the surface 40°. Weather squally, 

 with sunshine in intervals. Heavy gusts from N. by W. 



No. 13.— March 9th, 7.30—8.30 p.m. About one mile N.W. of 

 No. 12. Temperature of air 37°. 



No. 14.— March 10th, 7.30—8.20 p.m. The Lemon shoal bearing 

 N.W. by W. Temperature of air 47°, of surface 42°. Heavy wind 

 from W.S.W. 



The collections made in the first eight stations are described by 

 Mr. Grrenfell as smelling sickly and offensive. This was evidently 

 due to the floating Algae which cause the well-known " foul water " 

 on many parts of our coast during the spring months. There was 

 abundant evidence of these Algae in the collections, but when the 

 ship moved further north to Station 9 the offensive smell was not 

 noticeable, and there are but few Algse and Diatoms in the catch. 



The first eight gatherings contained an abundance of Teleostean 

 ova and larvae in different stages of development. It is nearly 

 impossible to identify the ova after they are preserved in spirit, but 

 a considerable proportion may safely be identified as plaice ova 

 from their large size. The greater part of the newly hatched larvge 

 were Pleuronectids, of what species could not be determined. In 

 No. 6 there were several larvae of Clwpea harengus. One larval 



