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Table III. — Observatious made with the Relative Instruments on a Raft and on 



Board the Ship. 



Date. 



Station 



of 



raft. 



Bearing 



and distance from 



Funafuti base. 



Declina- 

 tion. 



Inclina- 

 tion. 



Hori- 

 zontal 

 force. 



Depth of water in 

 fathoms. 



1 



1896. 





Funafuti base, S. of 







Needle A. 



C.G.S. 









Mission House. 









units. 











Lat. 8° 31' 17" S. 



















Long. 179° 12' 23" E. 















June 9 



A 



S. 88|° E. (true) 2'-67 





— 



18°52'-5S. 



•3657 



In 23 fms. sand and coi 



■al. 



J) 



B 



N. 89" E. „ 5 -43 





— 



19 43 -0,, 



•3636 



„ 23 





)) 



C 



N. 89° E. „ 8 -3 





— 



17 9 -7,, 



•3687 



„ 22 





June 10 



D 



S. 68-|-° E. „ 6 -67 





— 



19 0-0„ 



•3613 



„ 3 





)) 



E 



S. 58-1-° E_ _^ 4 .7 





— 



19 55 -6,, 



•3617 



„ 30 





J) 



F 



S. 35" E. „ 3-16 





— 



19 47-5,, 



•3637 



•2y 





July 9 



G 



S. 88-1-° E_ ^^ 2 -67 



9° 



9'E. 



- 











n 



H 



S. 55° E. „ 3-67 



8 



40 „ 







, 





J) 



I 



S. 67^° E. „ 5 -93 



7 



49 „ 



Obseivatiions ob- 









>j 



K 



N. 83^° E. „ -1 -45 



9 



10 „ 



tained 



on board 









July 13 



North of 



/Lat. 8° 22'-0S. \ 

 \Long. 179° 6'-0 E.J 



8 



50 „ 



by swi nging the 



Station N. of lagoon 



in 





lagoon 



sh 



ip. 



600 fms. 





J) 



South of 



r Lat. 8° 45'-0 S. 1 

 \Long. 179° 4'-0E. J 



9 



11 „ 







Station S. of lagoon 



in 





lagoon 



- 





150 to 500 fms. 





