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This was the longest blow we experienced on the Expedition. 

 The waters of the Bay were rough, and the Neptune laboured in the 

 sea for the two days, but it was not to be compared to the Labrador 

 winds, which are 'much heavier. Aside from these two, the seven- 

 teen days we spent on the Bay were exceptionally fine and pleasant. 



I may say that the worst weather we encountered was while in 

 Hudson Strait on the outward voyage, and that was comparatively 

 very good. The following summary, which is the best possible test 

 of its true charater, gives the pressure of vapour, relative humidity, 

 and dew point, taken out at 8 a.m., 12 m., 8 p.m., and at midnight : — 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS HUDSON STRAIT. 



