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amongst other fish for ^ an hour before being 

 put in the tank and for the most part appeared 

 deadly. 

 At the end of three hours all the fish with the 

 exception of three Soles were alive, but two of 

 these had been killed by being jammed in the 

 discharge pipe. 



VII. April 6th, 1894. Deposit ground, Mersey — 

 12 Plaice, 5 inches long, 



12 Dabs, 5 inches long, 

 6 Soles, 4| inches long, 

 6 Whiting, 6 inches long. 

 A number of the fish appeared deadly when put in 

 the tank. After being in the tank 5 hours all 

 the fish with the exception of 1 Whiting were 

 very lively. 



VIII. April 30th, 1894. Off Jumbo Buoy, Southport 

 entrance — 



12 Plaice, 4 to 6 inches long, 

 8 Dabs, 4 to 6 inches long, 

 1 Sole, 7 inches long, 

 After being in the tank 2 hours all the fish were 

 lively. 



IX. May 1st, 1894. Near Jumbo Buoy— 



12 Plaice, 6 inches long, 

 12 Dabs, 7 inches long, 

 After being in the tank 2 J- hours all the fish with 

 the exception of one Dab were lively. 



X. May 11th, 1894. 12£ miles W. N.W. from 

 Morecambe Bay light vessel — 



At 7 p.m. (Friday) put 4 Soles 9 to 15 inches long 

 into the tank and another Sole from the next 

 haul. At 12 midnight transferred the Soles from 

 tank into a tub having a number of holes bored 



