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the chart for want of space, of the twelve plotted, it is remarkable 

 that only two travelled to the south, while seven travelled to the 

 north, and three to the west : — 



*o. 4, 



direction west, 



4 miles 



per 



day. 



„ 5, 



» 



south, 



11 



ii 





„ 6, 



»» 



north, 



1 



ii 





„ 8, 



»» 



west, 



16 



ii 





» 16, 



» 



north, 



0-8 



ii 





„ 17, 



» 



north, 



0-7 



it 





„ 23, 



»> 



north, 



3-6 



ii 





„ 24, 



» 



south, 



6-0 



ii 





„ 36, 



» 



west, 



10 



ii 





„ 38, 



5J 



north, 



4 



ii 





„ 39, 



11 



north, 



0-4 



ii 





„ 41, 



11 



north, 



12 



ii 







Average rate 



5-0 



ii 





The mean rate from the twelve is five miles a day, but the 

 individual rates differ so widely that no great value can be 

 attached to the mean. Separating them we find the average rate 

 of those moving to north 3*2 miles per day ; those moving to 

 south, i.e., with the prevailing current 8*5 miles per day ; and for 

 those moving west on to the coast 7 miles per day ; and this is 

 what we should expect, viz. that those moving against the pre- 

 vailing current get along very slowly, while those going south 

 made 8*5 miles per day; but the question naturally arises how do 

 they make their way north against the prevailing southerly set 

 at all ? and especially over such long distances as some of them 

 have travelled. It has alreadv been stated that in connecting the 

 starting and finishing points of these current papers by the shortest 

 line, it is by no means intended to convey the idea that they 

 travelled the shortest route, and from what is known of the 

 currents on the east coast it is quite possible, nay probable, that 

 they reached their resting place by a much longer course than 

 that I have indicated on the chart. Take for instance, No. 23, 

 this was thrown over in the fairway of the current setting east- 



