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The trawler made a few more hauls on her return to Wellington, 
and some fishes were preserved for me by Mr. Anderton. These 
prove to be of considerable interest, and will be dealt with in their 
proper position in the systematic portion of the report. 
As above indicated, ninety-six hauls were made to the time Auck- 
land was reached, and the following table shows the relative frequency 
of the trials at the different depths enumerated :— 
{ | | 
| | 
Fathoms .. | 0-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 
ais » s. | a 32 45 | 28 | Dill 13 | 8 
— Sw —— = Th ——— = — | a = = —— = = —— 
Fathoms e712 80 81-90 91-100 | 101 and over. 
Hauls.. arr 6 3 2 | 2 
COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF RESULTS. 
Being my own special care, and the only members of the marine 
fauna with which the expedition was officially concerned, the fishes 
naturally received the greatest attention. 
I am satisfied that of all the fishes brought on deck, not a single 
species escaped record at any of the ninety-six stations with which I 
was associated. Had better provision been made for the retention of 
the smaller specimens and species, many more would certainly have 
to be recorded. This is no mere opinion, for on several occasions 
I skimmed off the surface of the water, by means of a hand-net, small 
fishes which, had escaped through the meshes and were not repre- 
sented in the collection emptied on the deck. One little fish obtained 
in this way was the only specimen of the species taken during the 
cruise. When the net was being gathered together at the vessel’s 
side, preparatory to being hoisted on deck, my usual occupation was 
the wielding of the hand-net, for the trawl was frequently surrounded 
by small fishes which had escaped through its large meshes. 
Considerable time was absorbed in examining the mass and passing 
under review every individual fish obtaimed ; then a selection had to 
be made for future study, and put aside for preparation and preserva- 
tion. 
It is not my present object to write of the economic results of 
the expedition ; such will doubtless be dealt with in the official reports. 
Lest, however, my silence be construed as unfavourable, I may say that 
{ am much impressed with the plenitude of edible fishes to be ob- 
tained from certain areas. 
It was not possible to attempt any serious enumeration of the 
invertebrata, the larger and, to me, familiar forms only being tre- 
corded ; for the zest, as many were collected as possible, and preserved 
for the benefit of specialists in the several groups. 
