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All this entailed a vast amount of forethought and labour ; and the 
other members of the Committee feel that whatever success may have 
attended the expedition, the credit is due in no small measure to their 
energetic and enthusiastic colleague. 
The Committee have again the pleasure of expressing its high 
appreciation of the careful seamanship and ready good will of Captain 
Tobin, of the " Lord Bandon." The crew also proved to be anxious to 
assist, as far as lay in their power, the services of the skilled engineer 
being in constant requisition. 
The details concerning the management of the vessel, and the 
nature and manipulation of the trawls and dredges, is given by Mr. 
Green. (Part II.) 
The various groups of animals collected will be duly reported upon 
in detail by different naturalists. 
PAET I. 
TTaeeative of Ceuise. By Peopessoe Alpeed C. Haddok. 
"We embarked at Queenstown, at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, July 5, 
1886, and, sitting down to dinner, found that the lady friends of some 
of our number had remembered to ameliorate our condition by means 
of various dainties. 
The change from hot and dusty railway travelling to the bright 
sea (the waves of which were just crisped by a slight breeze from the 
west) was most refreshing. As soon as the garments of civilization 
were cast aside for those of a more nautical cut, the serious operations 
of putting the finishing touches to the derrick and sounding machine 
commenced, all the trawls and other tackle were overhauled, and the 
fluids and apparatus for the conservation and storage of specimens put 
in order. 
The sounding machine was first tested at 8^ miles south-west of 
Ballycotton Island, when 39^ fathoms was recorded. It was very 
satisfactory to find that the apparatus worked perfectly, and gave 
universal satisfaction. The dredge brought up several small speci- 
mens of Thyone, and other ordinary shallow-water forms. 
"We anchored that evening in Ballycotton Bay to prepare ourselves 
for a southerly run the next day. Before turning in, the tow-nets 
were put overboard, and this was done every night whenever it was 
possible. Before starting the next morning at 5 a.m., the tow-nets 
were found to contain some specimens of Laodice cruoiata, Fleuro- 
