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with gold and purple colours. But it would take a chapter 

 to describe all the forms of interest and beauty which were 

 to be found within these sea pools. Each was a mine of 

 wealth for the naturalist. Unfortunately my supply of 

 spirit was at the time not very large, and I was unable to 

 preserve more than a limited number of thena ; but never- 

 theless I was extremely sorry when my time was up and I 



Fib. 8. — Portion of the skeleton of Qalacea Esperi, reduced to 

 half diameter. 



was obKged to leave these interesting places to rejoin the 

 cutter. 



Two or three days after this little expedition to Tanjong 

 Aros the surveying work of the ' Flying Fish ' in the Banka 

 Straits was finished, and the time had at last arrived when 

 I was to part for a time from my kind and hospitable 

 friends. 



A farewell dinner in the ward-room, a hearty exchange 



