58 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVAL SERVICE 



6 GEORGE V, A. 1916 



The following account gives the date and place of collection as well as the species 

 collected; — 



July 20. — Curtain Island shoal: Lynghya aesturia Lieb., Nodularia liarveyana, 

 Thuret. 



July 24. — Low Point : Chordaria flagelliformis Ag., Gelidium crinale ( ?) Ag. 



July 24. — East of Low point: Chondrus crispus Stack., Gelidium crinale (?) Ag. 



July 24. — Outer bay, midway between Bunbury island and Gillies point: Gelidium 

 crinale ( ?) Ag. 



July 25. — Gillies point: Ectocarpus confervoides Le Jolies, Castagnea virescens 

 Thuret. 



July 26. — East of Gillies point: Polysiphonia urceolata Grev., Cladophora laete- 

 virens Dillw., Anahaena variabilis Kuetz., Nodularia harveyana Thuret., Lynghya 

 aestuaria Lieb. 



July 28. — ^Bentinck point: Gelidium crinale (?) Ag., Gelidium corneum L., 

 Ectocarpus littoralis Lyng. 



July 30. — Bunbury island: Ectocarpus confervoides Le Jolie. 



August 8. — Bunbury island: Chordaria flagelliformis Ag., Chorda filum L., 

 Chondrus crispus Stack., Gigartina mammillosa J. Ag., Laminaria saccharina Lamx., 

 Gelidium crirwle (?) Ag. 



September 3. — Grand river, below the ferry: Cladophora laete-virens Dillw., Ulo- 

 thrix fiacca Thuret. 



The following species were preserved in bottles, from which the labels were lost: 

 Scytosiphon lomentarius Ag., Chondrus crispus Stack., Gigartina mammillosa J. Ag., 

 Laminaria saccharina Lamx., Monostroma fuscum hlyttii Collins, Entomorpha intes- 

 tinalis Grev., Enteromorpha compressa Grev., Porphyra umhilicalis J. Ag., Gelidium 

 crinale (?) Ag. 



Twenty species in all are recorded. This number will no doubt be greatly increased 

 V)y the collections to be made in 1915. 



SALINITIES AND TEMPERATURES AT TOP AND BOTTOM. 



Salinities and temperatures were taken in many places in the bay at various 

 times throughout the summer. The following is the list of locations : — 



1. Narrows, west of Indian Chapel. 



2. Narrows, near Sharp's beds " Rock bed ". 



3. West of Grover island. 



4. Mouth of Indian river. 



5. Bell bed, Grand river. 



6. Mouth of Macdonald creek, Grand river. 



7. Below bridge, Grand river. 



8. Second bed below ferry. Grand river. 



9. First bed below ferry, Grand river. 



10. Old dump, Inner bay. 



11. Wharf, Bideford river. 



12. Bed southeast of second barrel buoy. Inner bay. 



13. Plot 128 east of Bunbury island. 



14. Plot 123 east of Bunbury island. 



15. Plot 133 east of Bunbury island. 



16. Plot 127 east of Bunbury island. 



17. Plot 142 east of Bunbury island. 



18. Plot 124 east of Bunbury island. 



19. Off Bald point. Outer bay. 



20. Little Curtain Island bed. Big bay. 



21. Mouth of Plat river. ^ 



22. Mouth of Shemody creek. 



23. Middle of channel south of Shemody point. 



24. Mouth of Indian river. 



25. Near mouth of Indian river. 



26. Mouth of Barbara Welt river. 



