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H. C. RUSSELL. 



{Current Papers, No. 3) during which one hundred and forty-four 

 papers were received. 



Number of Current Papers found in Each Month. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. Nov. 





/ 



/ 





/ 





/ 











/ 



/ 





/ 





/ 



/ 





1 





/ 











/ 



/ 





/ 





/ 



/ 





1 















/ 



/ 





/ 





/ 



/ 

 / 





1 

 1 



/ 









/ 





/ 

 / 



/ 



/ 





/ 

 / 











1 



I 















/ 



/ 

















1 















/ 



















1 















/ 



















1 











/ 





/ 



















1 









/ 







/ 



















1 









... 







/ 

 / 

 / 

 / 









Total 































4 



5 



11 



li ! 11 



11 



6 | 



12 



9 



9 



14 



6 



10 



5 



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It is noteworthy that the papers recorded in this pamphlet are 

 more evenly distributed amongst the months than any previous 

 papers that I have received, and one feature noted in list 

 No. 3 is very marked in this list, and that is : the relatively small 

 number of papers received in April and September. The fact 

 suggests some connection with the Equinox, as if the stormy 

 weather then prevalent disturbed the ordinary currents which 

 bring the papers on shore. It would be very interesting to know 

 if similar relation of the number of current papers with the months 

 of the year obtain in other parts of the world. 



It will be seen that there are some very interesting bottle tracks 

 in the Atlantic Ocean, No. 425 made a run of 6,300 miles; the 

 longest in the Atlantic that I have so far recorded, and the first 

 from the direct steamer track from Cape Verde to the Cape. It 

 is much to be desired that the captains of the regular steamers 

 running in that track, would put current papers afloat regularly. 

 This No. 425 is the first paper I have had from it. 



PERCENTAGE OF RETURNS. 



In list No. 3, I asked for the number of bottles that were 

 put afloat from each vessel and the result is as follows : I hope 



