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APPENDIX TO REPORT ON OYSTER CULTURE 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA. 



South Yarmouth Division. — St. Catherine's Point Station, Isle of Wight. 



Taken by John Pepper, Chief Officer. 





Temperature. 



Distance 

 from Land. 



Depth 

 of Water. 



State of 

 Tide, &c. 



Wind. 





1868. 



A. 



B. 



Observations. 





At Sea. 



Near the 

 Shore. 













Oct. 



o 



o 













13 



59 



59 



| mile 



3 fathoms 



High 



NNW 2 



This observation was taken 

 at Brook. 



14 



60 



58 



f mile 



11 fathoms 



Ebb W. 



NNE 4 



Sea smooth. 



15 



60 



59 



| mile 



10 fathoms 



do. 



SW 6 



Sea rough. 



16 



- 



58 



20 yards 



5 feet 



do. 



WSW7 



Heavy sea. 



17 



59 



58 



£ mile 



11 fathoms 



do. 



WNW4 



Ground sea. 



19 



57 



58 



| mile 



8 fathoms 



Flood E. 



N 4 



do. 



20 



55 



54 



do. 



9 fathoms 



do. 



N 4 



Sea smooth. 



21 



55 



54 



\ mile 



8 fathoms 



do. 



WNW5 



Heavy sea. 



22 



56 



55 



f mile 



10 fathoms 



do. 



WNW5 



Heavy ground sea. 



23 



- 



55 



6 yards 



3 feet 



do. 



NW" 6 



Very heavy sea. 



24 



- 



54 



do. 



do. 



do. 



SW 8 



do. 



26 



56 



55 



\ mile 



9 fathoms 



Low water 



NW 5 



Heavy ground sea. 



27 



55 



53 



do. 



do. 



Ebb W« 



NW 5 



Ground sea. 



28 



55 



53 



£ mile 



10 fathoms 



do. 



W 4 



Sea smooth. 



29 



_ 



53 



2 yards 



2 feet 



do. 



NW 8 



Very heavy sea. " 



30 



54 



53 



\ mile 



9 fathoms 



do. 



NW 5 



Heavy ground sea. 



31 



55 



53 



do. 



do. 



do. 



W 6 



Heavy sea. 



Eastbourne Division. — Holywell Station, Sussex. 



Taken by William Snook, Chief Boatman, off Beachy Head. 



Oct. 









Fathoms. 









12 



55 



54 



imile; 300 yds. 



3 and 2 



Ebb W. 



SE 



No oyster beds on this coast. 



13 



55 



54 



f mile ; \ mile. 



5 



, 3i 



do. 



Calm 





14 



55 



54 



1 mile; \ mile. 



5 



, 3 



do 



N 





15 



54 



53 



i mile; 300 yds. 



4 



, 2 



Flood E. 



SW 





16 



54 



53 



| mile; 300 yds. 



5 



, 2 



Ebb W. 



W 





17 



57 



56 



\ mile; 300yds. 



4 



, 3 



do. 



NW 





19 



57 



56 



Imile; 200 yds. 



o 



, 2 



Flood E. 



N 





20 



57 



56 



Imile; 300 yds. 



5 



, 2 



do. 



N 





21 



57 



56 



Imile; 400yds. 



5 



, 3 



Ebb W. 



NW 





22 



57 



56 



Imile; 200yds. 



5 



, 2 



Flood E. 



W 





23 

 24 



\~ 



- 



— 







— 



-\ 



Coast impracticable for 

 launching boat. 



26 





56 



200 yards 





1* 



Ebb W. 



w 



From the 26th instant this 



27 



- 



56 



do. 





2 



do. 



w 



coast was impracticable 



28 



- 



56 



300 yards 





2* 



do. 



w 



for taking a boat outside, 



29 



- 



56 



do. 





3 



do. 



SW 



the reef running parallel 



30 



- 



55 



do. 





^ 



do. 



NW 



to shore. 



31 



- 



55 



do. 





3 



do. 



SW 





