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APPENDIX TO EEPOET ON OYSTER CULTURE 



Greenock Division. — Ardrossan Station, Ayrshire. 



Taken bv W. M'Millan, Chief Boatman. 





Temperature. 





















Distance 

 from Land. 



Depth 

 of Water. 



State of 

 Tide, &c. 



Wind. 



Tem- 

 perature 



Hour 



at which 



Temperature 





1869. 



A. 



B. 



Observation*. 





At Sea. 



Near the 

 Shore. 













taken. 





%ay. 



o 



o 





Feet. 







o 







10 



_ 



45 



In the har- 



6 



Ebb 



E 



48 



Noon 



No oyster beds. 



11 



_ 



45 



bour 



6 



do, 



NW 



55 



do. 





12 



_ 



46 



do. 



8 



High water 



NW 



55 



do. 





13 



_ 



47 



do. 



8 



Flood 



sw 



60 



do. 





14 



_ 



47 



do. 



6 



do. 



s 



59 



do. 





15 



_ 



47 



do. 



6 



do. 



E 



57 



do. 





17 



_ 



48 



do. 



H 



do. 



E 



57 



do. 





18 



_ 



48 



do. 



3 



do. 



E 



57 



do. 





19 



_ 



48 



do. 



n 



do. 



N 



57 



do. 





20 



_ 



46 



do. 



2 



Low water 



N 



55 



do. 





21 



_ 



47 



do. 



3 



Ebb 



N 



55 



do. 





22 



_ 



50 



do. 



H 



do. 



Var. 



59 



do. 





24 



_ 



49 



do. 



5 



do. 



SE 



59 



do. 





25 



_ 



49 



do. 



6* 



do. 



E 



57 



do. 





26 



_. 



49 



do. 



6* 



High water 



E 



57 



do. 





27 



_ 



47 



do. 



H 



Flood 



E 



55 



do. 





28 



_ 



49 



do. 



6 



do. 



E 



59 



do. 





29 



_ 



49 



do. 



5 



do. 



N 



55 



do. 





31 



- 



52 



do. 



4 



do. 



NW 



55 



do. 





July. 





















1 





60 



In the har- 



lfoot 



Flood 



Calm 



72 



Noon 





2 



_ 



60 



bour 



do. 



do. 



Calm 



72 



do. 





3 



_ 



64 



do. 



do. 



Low water 



SW 



75 



do. 





5 



_ 



60 



do. 



do. 



Ebb 



SW 



66 



do. 





6 



_ 



63 



do. 



do. 



do. 



NW 



65 



do. 





7 



_ 



64 



do. 



do. 



do. 



SW 



67 



do. 





8 



_ 



63 



do. 



do. 



do. 



SW 



67 



do. 





9 



_ 



61 



do. 



do. 



do. 



w 



62 



do. 





10 



_ 



63 



do. 



do. 



High water 



w 



64 



do. 





12 



_ 



59 



do. 



do. 



Flood 



NW 



60 



do. 





13 



_ 



60 



do. 



do. 



do. 



NW 



65 



do. 





14 



_ 



59 



do. 



do. 



do. 



NW 



60 



do. 





15 



_ 



60 



do. 



do. 



do. 



Ebb 



64 



do. 





16 



_ 



54 



do. 



do. 



Low water 



NW 



69 



do. 





17 



_ 



65 



do. 



do. 



do. 



Yar. 



75 



do. 





19 



_ 



66 



do. 



do. 



Ebb 



NW 



76 



do. 





20 



_ 



61 



do. 



do. 



do. 



Calm 



77 



do. 





21 



_ 



60 



do. 



do. 



do. 



Var. 



69 



do. 





22 



_ 



61 



do. 



do. 



do. 



Calm 



69 



do. 





23 



_ 



62 



do. 



do. 



High water 



S 



70 



do. 





24 



_ 



62 



do. 



do. 



do. 



SSW 



68 



do. 





26 



_ 



62 



do. 



do. 



Flood 



SW 



66 



do. 





27 



_ 



63 



do. 



do. 



do. 



SW 



67 



do. 





28 



_ 



64 



do. 



do. 



do. 



w 



74 



do. 





29 



_ 



60 



do. 



do. 



do. 



N 



64 



do. 





30 



_ 



60 



do. 



do. 



do. 



SW 



61 



do. 





31 



- 



59 



do. 



do. 



do. 



NW 



69 



do. 





