DISCOVERY REPORTS 



marked P proved the poorest and most refractory of the deposits, it seems probable that 

 Pearcey sampled them and did not proceed with their examination. Further details of 

 the material on which I worked will be found on pp. 16-21. 



1 Depth in Station Log, z\ fathoms. 



^ No. 26B in Pearcey's list. 



In addition to the stations marked P in the foregoing list, Pearcey recorded results 

 from three stations within the convergence from which I received no material : 



The absence of material from St. 420 is particularly regrettable, as Pearcey records 

 that "a fair supply" was available, and that he prepared two pounds of the deposit, 

 including trawl washings, for examination. Of the eleven new species and varieties 



