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9. South-east of the Old Mines, near Perwick Bay, 

 quarter mile to a mile off shore, 15 to 18 fathoms (two 

 hauls) ; bottom Nullipore and gravel (angular grit, slate, 

 vein-quartz) ; a few shell fragments with Ebalia tuberosa, 

 Hyas coarctatus. 



10. Off mouth of Perwick Bay, half a mile off, 12 

 fathoms ; bottom small gravel. 



IV. July 8th. The Committee had the use of the 

 Lancashire Sea Fisheries steamer " John Fell," and 

 dredged at the following localities : — 



1. West of Dalby, 5 miles out, 30 fathoms; bottom 

 sandy mud, with Antennularia ramosa, Ophiura ciliaris 

 and 0. albida, Pecten opercularis and P. pusio, Turritella 

 terebra, Scalpellum vulgar e, Hyas coarctatus, Eupagurus 

 thompsoni, Eudorella nana, Gammaropsis (? n. sp.j, both 

 the latter new to Britain, Ascidia virginea, and Eugyra 

 glutinans. 



2. Six-and-a-half miles west of Contrary Head (Peel) 

 38 fathoms ; bottom fine mud, with Brissopsis lyrifera, 

 Lipobranchius Jeffrey sii, Eudorella nana. 



3. Seven-and-a-half miles west of Niarbyl Point, 45 

 fathoms ; bottom fine mud, with Calocaris macandrew, 

 Gonoplax rhomboides, Harpinia Icevis (new to Britain),. 

 Panthalis oerstedi, and fragments of a small Lumbri- 

 conereis. 



4. Five-and-a-half miles west of Glen Meay, 34 fathoms ; 

 bottom mud, many Turritella terebra with Sagartia 

 herdmani. 



5. Four-and-a-half miles west of the Cronk, 22 fathoms; 

 bottom broken shells and small stones, with many ophiu- 

 roids, Stichaster roseus, Ebalia tuberosa, Eurynome aspera, 

 Atelecyclus septemdentatus , many encrusting polyzoa 

 (twelve species identified), including Barentsia nodosa, 

 hydroids (fifteen species identified), including Dicoryne 



