PRELIMINARY REPORT. 
5d 
THROUGH THE PAUMOTU ARCHIPELAGO. 
Tauitt TO MAKATEA VIA TETIAROA, 
3 Position. ener 
5 Date. : ae Nature 
zi 1899. a | of Remarks. 
£ Latitude | Longitude |Sur-| Bot- cae Hukialue 
wa South. y face.| tom. | & 
° t ° \ ° ° 
78. \Oct. 5117 27 149582. 1-79 807|Fine volcanic sand.|3.8 miles N. 55° W. from Point Venus. 
Pteropods. 
74, | « 17 98 AAO Bde [VO ec. |e cites Seen 4.8 miles N. 82° W. from Point Venus. 
Drifted, while trawling, from St. 73 to 74. 
Mel ee Oe ers ay 29 e180 . |1592/ Volcanic mud mixed|Tetiaroa distant 6 miles. 
with globigerinae. 
MakaTEA TO APATAKI VIA NIAU. 
5° y ° / ° ° 
76 |Oct. 6/15 56.2/147 40 | 80/35 |2269| Light brown voleanic|St. 76 to 81. Line from Makatea to 
mud and glob. ooze.| Niau. 
77 \Oct. 7|16 03 1147 11 |79|86 |1822/Glob. ooze. Volcanic]... .- +--+ +--+ 2 esses eee 
particles. 
see “116 08 {146 42 |79|89 | 609/Glob. ooze. About 10 miles off Niau. 
79 | 16 10 |146 23 |79| . . | 252|Coral sand and glo-|About # mile off shore, Niau. 
bigerinae. 
80. “1G T1546 25 | 80 491 Pteropod ooze. Glo-|1.75 miles off shore, southwest, of vil- 
bigerinae. lage, Niau. 
SI js 1b: 6451146. 20: 1.80 677\Coral sand. Glob.|14 miles from Niau, bearing S. 3° E. 
ooze. About 10 miles from Kaukura N. 
14° W. 
89)“ “15 42 1146 20 | 80 675| Pteropod ooze. In triangle Apataki, distant N. 6 miles; 
Kaukura, S. 60° W., distant 9 miles; 
Toao, N. 81°, distant about 12 miles. 
Soci s “115 34 146 26 | 80 bbb) Qube ete cece. 4 mile S. 45° W. from Pakaka en- 
trance to Apataki. 
84 lOct. 8/15 35.8/146 27.5 79 [39.4 | 613|Coral sand. Glob.|Off Apataki Entrance, about 2 miles 
Broken shells. Pter-| 8. 50° W. 
opods. 
85 | “ 115 34.3/146 28 | 80 520|Coral sand. About 1 mile S. 55° W. of Pakaka 
Entrance. 
APATAKI TO TIKEI. 
fe} t fe} t fe} ° 
86 lOct, 8/15 18.3/146 23 | 80|38.8 | 654|Coarse coral sand. |First of a line to Tikei. About 1 mile 
from northwest corner of Apataki. 
87 ee ab lb 4G 20780 1364/Glob. ooze. Few\About 7 miles N. 45° E. off northeast 
voleanic particles. | point of Apataki. 
88 |Oct. 9/14 57 |144 34 | 80 360/Coarse coral sand.|} mile off west shore of Tikei where 
Pteropod shells. | landed. 
Noarvuar Pass, FAKARAVA TO TAKUME VIA ANAA AND TAHANEA. 
° / Oo Ul ° 
89 Oct. 14116 03.5}145 43 | 80 599|Coarse coral sand. |About 1 mile N. 28° W. of north en- 
trance to Fakarava. First of line of 
soundings in continuation of Ngaruac 
Pass. 
