SEA-FISHERIES LABORATORY. ONG 
PIEL SHoRE, 27rH Aprint, 1908: Resutrs of PRIMARY 
CULTURES. 
Mussel. No. of Red Colonies. No. of White Colonies. 
1 1 patch 0) 
2 27 + patch 0) 
3 1 + patch ) 
4 None (0) 
5 10 () 
The remarkable difference between the results of this 
and the last analysis should be noted. ‘The sample of 
the 27th April, 1908, was taken high up the beach, from 
the remains of the piles of the old pier. 
Pret SHore, 4rH May, 1908: Resutts or PRIMARY 
CULTURES. 
Mussel. No. of Red Colonies. No. of White Colonies. 
Il 21 0 
2 14 0 
3 7 0 
4 | 2 very small patches ) 
5 0) 
This sample was taken from the same spot as that of 
the 27th April, 1908. The bacteriological results resemble 
those of the latter. Considered together, they show how 
important it is that the exact situation from which a 
sample is taken should be noted, 
