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the deck. Edible fishes were sorted out, cleaned and 

 sent to the refrigerating chamber in baskets. After the 

 Endeavour's biologist had picked out such specimens 

 as he desired, the "rubbish" was flung back into the 

 sea. 



Trawling and scientific work, and occasionally 

 line-fishing, were carried on day by day, till the 



A CORNER OF THE "ENDEAVOUR'S" LABORATORY. 



time for the homeward voyage arrived. It 

 was always interesting to be on deck when the 

 "ponds" were abrim with creatures from the sea. 

 After the sorting one had chances of seeing crus- 

 taceans, sponges, echinoderms and molluscs. The bio- 

 logist collected scores of beautiful specimens, and his 

 laboratory became so well stocked that "Tommy," the 

 ship's pet kitten, was perturbed. The "lab." was his 

 favourite resort. He dozed on a cushion in a corner 

 most of the day, and slept there through the long night. 



