of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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parison, as is evident from the differences under IVa. It is worth noting 

 that at Station IX. south of the Ridge, a distinct difference is observable 

 at a depth of nearly 600 fathoms. The positions do not exactly corre- 

 spond it is true, but the differences of depth, 560 fathoms for the 

 1 Knight Errant,' and 595 fathoms for the ' Research,' are in favour of 

 the different readings being due to a real change in the temperature. 



The results of a comparison of these observations with the work of 

 the 'Jackal' in 1893 make it more than ever a matter of regret that we 

 were then prevented by bad weather from sounding in the Faeroe Channel 

 anywhere in the neighbourhood of the Ridge itself. The differences 

 observed in the temperature at the four stations visited in both years are, 

 however, sufficiently striking. The 1893 readings are subtracted from 

 those of 1896. 



t 1 Rpc-parch ' No 

 Station, i ^ esearcn iNa 



II. 



III. 



v. 



VI. 



( * Jackal ' No. 



II. 



XIII. 



XIV. 



XVII. 



Dpnfh ) 



XJK^JvlL 1 q 

 i ttl/llUlllo J p» 



+ 0-6 

 + 0-5 



-0-6 

 -0-7 



+ 0-1 

 + 0-1 



-0-2 

 -0-2 



10 



-0-2 



-0-6 



-o-i 



-0-5 



15 



-0-9 



-0-6 



-0-2 



-0-6 



20 



-0-7 



- 0-3 



-0-2 



-0-7 



25 



-0-5 



-0-3 



-0-5 



-0-5 



30 



-0-4 



-03 



-0-8 



-0-2 



35 



-0-4 



-0-2 



+ 0-4 



+ 0-4 



40 



-0-4 



-0-2 



+ 04 



+ 0-8 



45 



-04 



o-o 



+ 0*2 



-t- 1-2 



50 



-0-5 



+ 02 



+ o-i 



+ 1-2 



60 



-0-4 



+ 0-1 



o-o 



+ 1-4 



70 



-0-3 



+ 0-2 



+ 0-1 



+ 1-6 



80 



-o-i 



+ 0-5 



+ 03 



+ 2-0 



rvrv 



90 



- 0 - 2 



+ 0*2 



+ 0*3 



+ 2-4 



100 



-0-4 



-o-i 



+ 0-2 



+ 2-4 



110 



-0-4 



-o-i 



o-o 



+ 2-2 



120 



-0-5 



+ 0-1 



-0-1 



+ 1-9 



130 



-0-6 



o-o 



-o-i 



+ 1'7 



140 



-0-7 



-0-5 



-o-i 



+ 1'5 



150 



-0-9 



-0-8 



o-o 



+ 1-3 



160 



-0-9 



-0-6 



+ 0-1 



+ 10 



180 



-0-6 



-1-8 



+ 0-6 



-0-2 



200 





-2-1 



-10 



-1-5 



250 





-33 



-3-2 



+ 0-1 



300 





-3-0 



-2-6 



-0-2 



350 





-1-6 



-1-8 



-0-2 



400 





-05 



-0-7 



00 



450 











^ 500 











550 











600 











Bottom. 



- i-i 









In 1896, as in 1893, Station II. gives more marked indication of a 

 Sprungschicht due to land influences, than any of the stations out in the 



