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(1913), as will be shown in detail below, agree rather with 

 those of the last two years than of the preceding period 

 (1907-1910). 



Cruise of 1913. 



On the S.Y. " Runa" we left Port Erin, Isle of Man, in 

 the night of July 9th, arrived in Lowlandman's Bay, Jura, 

 in the afternoon of July 10th, and after visiting Oronsay, 

 reached Oban in the evening of July 11th; took Mr. A. 0. 

 Walker and Professor R. Newstead on board, and after 

 dredging oif Lismore and in the Sound of Mull, reached 

 Tobermory at 5 p.m., on July 12th, where we found 

 mackerel fishing in the bay, and Calanus in great abund- 

 ance in the plankton nets (see below). 



On July 14th, we were dredging and taking plankton 

 hauls oif Ardnamurchan, on July 15th, the same up 

 Loch Sunart, and on July 16th, the same again 

 in the Sound of Mull. On July 17th, took in coal and 

 water, and new dredge made by blacksmith; left 

 Mr. Walker at Tobermory, and sailed in afternoon for 

 West of Mull — thick fog round Treshnish Isles and Loch 

 Tuadh; anchored in Soriby Bay, Ulva. On July 18th, 

 explored several of the Treshnish Isles, and reached the 

 Sound of Iona in the evening. July 19th, working round 

 Staifa — large haul of Calanus — returned to Sound of Iona 

 for Sunday. 



On July 21st, left Iona for Loch Scridain — large 

 haul of Calanus — landed at Bnnessan, Mull, in evening. 

 July 22nd, occupied on shore exploring Eocene Leaf-bed 

 at Ardtun. July 23rd, Bunessan to Grott Bay, 

 Tiree; and July 24th, dredging and plankton fishing 

 between Tiree and Treshnish Isles, then landed on Hyskeir 

 and arrived at Canna in evening. July 25th, dredging, &c, 



