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WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND. 



Printed forms, letters, and remarks were forwarded to thirty- 

 eight stations on the west coast of Scotland and the Isles, being 

 two more than in 1879, viz., Bahama Lightship and Langness 

 Lighthouse, both in Isle of Man.* 



We have received in all retmiied, lilled-in schedules from 

 twenty-six stations, being two more than last year. 



Only four stations have not sent in returns, which sent them 

 in last year,t but, to make up for this, we have gained six from 

 stations which sent us none last 3'ear,+ besides adding one from 

 one of the new stations. § 



A marked improvement is apparent in these returns, and it 

 is evident that very general interest is being taken in the Avork. 

 Altogether, our west coast returns are quite satisfactory, and it 

 gives us much pleasure to think that the first year's reports have 

 really interested our obliging correspondents. We hope that the 

 present general report will succeed in enlisting the whole body in 

 the service. W^e can as yet only repeat, that we believe that 

 interesting and curious results will in time be arrived at ; but we 

 deprecate any attempt at present to arrive at these, desiring first 

 a firm basis of facts to build upon, which can only be obtained by 

 continued attention and careful record, for a few years longer, of 

 a large mass of statistics. 



The stations from which co-operation was asked are the 

 following, commencing with the most northerly — Cape Wrath. 

 Those from which returns have been received are marked with 

 a *; those which sent returns both last year and this have 

 two ** ; those which sent none last year but have done so this 

 year have a f prefixed ; those which sent returns last year but 

 none this year are printed in itaUcs. Stations added this 

 year have the date, 1880, preceding them. 



* Mr. Philip Kermode received the Isle of Man returns, aud forwarded 

 them to ine afterwards for incorporation with the Scottish ones, 

 f Devaar ; Pladda ; Lamlash ; Little Koss. . 



4 Stornoway; Ushenish; Kyleakiri; Lismore; Turnbcrry; Douglas Head. 

 § Bahama liank (l.v. . 



