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(1) (2) (3) 
Letter. | Date and Time. Position. 
ff. Oct. 8, Lat. 6° 35’ S., long. 
44,30 P.M. 53° 03' E. (be- 
tween Alphonse 
and Amirante 
Groups). 
gg. Oct. 9, 8 p.w., | Amirante, at 
J- 
mm. 
to 
Oct. 10, 6 a.at. 
Oct. 12, 8 v.m., 
to 
Oct. 18, 6 a.m. 
Oct. 13, 8 P.m., 
to 
Oct. 14, 6 a.m. 
Oct. 16, 
about 
8-9.30 a.m. 
Oct. 16, 
morning, 
13 hours. 
Oct. 16, 
about noon, 
1} hours. 
Oct. 16, 
afternoon, 
Oct. 17, 8 P.m., 
to 
Oct. 18, 6 a.m. 
anchor N.W. o 
Poivre Island. 
Amirante, ati 
anchor N. of Dar- 
ros Island. 
At anchor N. of 
Desroches Island. 
3 miles N.W. o 
entrance into 
Desroches Atoll. 
1 mile further 
1 mile still further 
N.N.W. 
6 miles N.N.W. 
entrance of Des- 
roches. 
Amirante, at 
anchor off Eagle 
Island. 
(4) (5) 
Nets. Depth. 
Regular, Surface. 
Regular. Surface. 
Regular. Surface. 
Regular. Surface. 
Regular | 50, 100, 150, 
in series, 200, 250, 
300 fms. 
Large 750-0 fms. 
square. 
Large 400-0 fms. 
square, 
Large 200-0 fms. 
square. 
Regular, Surface. 
(6) (7) (8) 
Temp. 
Weather. of Sea- Remarks. 
surface, 
Bright. S.E. wind 80 | Slight swell. 
(2). 
Clear night. 8.E. Taken every hour 
wind (2-3), during night. 
Clear night with Same. 
cirrus clouds. §.E. 
wind (4-5). 
Clear generally Same. 
with passing 
showers. §.E. 
wind (1-2), 
Bright with cirrus} 81 
clouds. S.E. 
wind (2-3). 
Same. Same.) Steaming very 
slowly to N. 
Same. 82 
Cloudy with squalls} 81 | Large square net 
of rain. S.E. lost in a subse- 
wind (3-4), quent haul on 
Oct. 16. 
Overcast with 
heavy ~~ rain- 
squalls. S.E. 
wind (1-4). 
