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EAST COAST OF SCOTLAND. 



The usual schedules were distributed to thirty stations on 

 the East Coast of Scotland, Faroe, and Iceland. Twelve stations 

 on East Coast of Scotland have sent in forty-one schedules out 

 of the twenty-eight stations, including Faroe and Iceland. 



From the Isle of May we have, as usual, the heaviest 

 returns — fourteen schedules in all. Pentland Skerries again 

 comes second with twelve schedules, and Bell Kock is the 

 next in weight of returns. 



In the following List of Stations, we indicate in Arabic type 

 the number of years in which each station has returned records, 

 and the consecutive numbers of the stations, as these coincide 

 with those on the map. Hitherto we have indicated by asterisks, 

 under each year as a heading, these particulars of returns, but 

 after the fifth year these become cumbrous, occupying too much 

 room. This year's returns, however, will again be indicated by 

 asterisks. As will be seen below in an analysis of the returns for 

 the past six years (see General Eemarks end of W. C. of Scotland), 

 the character of the lights at each station appears to have con- 

 siderable influence on the bulking of records, the white-fixed- 

 lights having the largest as a rule. We mark in the list of 

 stations therefore their different values as migration stations. 

 The numerals indicate the true migration values, though the class 

 of light may not always correspond ; and it remains to be seen 

 if their character be kept up in the future. These are indicated 

 by the following Roman numerals : — 



First Class. — I., usually fixed white lights, Jaut may be otherwise, if the 

 situation is particularly favourable, as in the case of Bell Rock 

 (see below). 



Second Class. — II., usually white-revolving, also^ intermittent. 

 Third Class. — III., white and red revolving 

 Fourth Class. — IV., white flash, and red and white sectors. 

 Fifth Class. — V., bad situation, or exposure, combined- with other 

 disadvantages; red fixed; landlocked. All considerations bad. 



