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Infanta; (8) Cape St. Blaize ; (9) Knysna; (10) Capo St. 

 Francis; (11) Cape Recife; (12) East"^ Loudon ; (1;5) Port 

 St. John's ; and (14) Port Natal. The bottles containing carda 

 with odd niuubers were weighted, so as to become submerged. 

 None of these have as yet been returned, and the method haa 

 since been discontinued. 



rs'os. 1 M.— 28 M. December 22nd— 28t}i, 1900. From 

 H.M.S. "Scot," Captain T. .1. Brcmner. Nos. 14 M, 20 M, 

 and 28 M returned. 



Nos. 29 M— 50 M. January 19th— February '-'nd, 190ly 

 From K.M.S. " Norham Castle,'" Captain R. E. 11. liechcr. 

 Four returned Nos. M M, 30 M, 40 M, and 50 M 



Nos. 57 M— 84 M. March 14tli— 20th. From R.M.S. 

 " Dunottar Castle," Captain H. Eigby. Xo. 08 M returned. 



jNos. 85 M— 112 M. March .JOth— April 14th. From 

 R.M.S. "Briton," Captain E. J. Grifhn, Nos. 92 M and 98 M 

 returned. The former, put away 12 miles south of Cape 



Hangklip, was found at Miiizenberg about three days later, 

 having travelled at the rate of over 10. 7 miles a dav. 



Nos. 113 M— 140 M. April 13th-19th. From R.M.S. 

 *' Kinfauns Castle,'" Captain R. Duncan. None returned. 



Nos. 141 M— 108 M. April 27th— Mav 12th. From 

 R.M.S. " Norman," Captain R. Reynolds. ' No. 104 M re- 

 turned. 



Nos. 109 M— 190 M. May lltli— 19th. From K'.M.S. 

 " Braemar Castle," Captain J. W. Creaghe. No. 174 M, cast 

 off 8 miles S.S.W. of Cape Point, was found on the beach at 

 Hawston, having drifted eastwards a distanci> of 31 miles at 

 a speed of more than 18 miles a daA'. 



Nos. 197 M— 224 M. Sent to Captain H. Rigby, R.M.S. 

 "Dunottar Castle," on 25th May, 1901. No particulars re- 

 ceived, and none of the bottles have been returned. 



2.— From tlie Government Trawler. " Pieter Faure,'' 

 from 3rd May, 1899, to 31st May. 1901 : - 



Nos. 1 — 50. May 3rd — 5th, 1899 : On a voyage from Cape 

 Town to Mossel Bay, at intervals of one hour. Of the 50 cast 

 away. No. 2 was returned 



Nos. 57—75. June 9th— 10th : Ditto. Of the 19, No. 

 70, from Anchoragf, Struis Bay. was ret inicil. 



Nos. 70—98. June 14th— July 27th: Twenty-three set otf 

 from about two to five miles off Cape St. Blaize. None re 

 turned. 



Nos. 99 and 100. There were no cards for these numbers. 



Nos. 101 — 119. December 5th — 9th : Nineteen, on a voy- 

 age from Cape Town to Mossel Bay. No. 108 found off Sald- 

 anha Bav. Nos. 110 and 119 in Mossel Bav. 



