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Gulf Stream Drift). The amount of this is greatest in the 
spring and least in the autumn, so that the salinity at 
any spot in the North Sea attected by these changes is 
greatest in the spring and least in the autumn. 
{ | 
February, May, July, October, 
Position. 1908. —- 1908. 1908. 1908. 
Sration I. (32-66 | (32:3 (32-8 32-39 
AON = Bo 80 We (32°72 | (32-6 (33-2 faa 
| ] 
Sration II. | {382-77 | (32-9 (33:2 | 33.9 
54° Nisa Als We (32°84 | (33-4 Laa-6 aa 
| 
Station ITT. | | 
54° N.; 4° 4’ W. | 33:1 | 33-6 33:95 34-1 
Sration LV. | : 
54° N.; 4°20’ W. Pes) | 33-95 34-0 34-0 
StarTion V. | | 
53°53’ N.; 4°46 W. | 34-2 | 34-25 | 341 | 34-04 
| 
Station VI. | | 
53° 43’ N.; 4° 44’ W. | 34-35 34-1. | B41 e 34:1 
| 
Station VII. | | 
53° 33 N.; 4°41’ W. | 34-4 | 34-051 3414 | 340 
Srarion VIII. | | 
53° 5’ N.; 4° 44’ W. == 344 34-4 34-6 
Station IX. | (34.3 
52? a4 oN. 42 AD IW, — 34-3 | 134-5 34°6 
SratTion X. | 
HIV OAON:, 443 OW, a 34:3 | 
34-3 | 34:5 
One object of the investigations, with which this 
report deals, was to see whether any such changes in 
