SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
741 
Surface Organisms. — The following species is recorded from the surface at this Station 191. 
Station : — Organisms from 
Surface-Nets. 
Fishes (Gunther, Zool. pt. 78). 
P senes arafurensis, n.sp. 
In addition, the following are recorded in the note-hooks : — Peridinium abundant, 
very few Diatoms, a few Oscillatoriacese, Orbulina, Diphyes and other Siphonophorse, 
Sagitta, Saphirina, Hyperia, Lucifer, and other Crustacea, small Lamellibranch shells, 
Heteropods ( Carcliopoda placenta), several species of Pteropods and larvae, including 
Theceurybia [ = Halopsyche), several species of Safa, Appenclicularia, and small fishes. 
Station 191a (Sounding 824), Arrou Islands to Banda (see Charts 31 and 32, and Station 191a. 
Diagram 14). 
September 24, 1874 ; lat. 5° 26' S., long. 133° 19' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 
82 J '8 ; mean for the day, 81°’l. 
Temperature of water 
Surface, .... 
81 -5 
125 fathoms, 
63-0 
25 fathoms, 
80-0 
150 „ . . . 
59-0 
50 „ ... 
75-5 
175 „ . . . 
54-7 
75 „ ... 
71-5 
200 „ . . . 
5U5 
100 „ ... 
67-5 
Bottom, 
40-7 
Density at 60° F. at surface, 1 ’02579 ; bottom, 1 ’02581. 
Depth, 580 fathoms ; deposit, Green Mud, containing 40’20 per cent, of carbonate 
of lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chalk Exp.). 
At daylight observed land ahead. Got up steam. At 6 a.m. sounded in 
580 fathoms. Obtained serial temperatures at intervals of 25 fathoms down to 
200 fathoms. At 7.30 a.m. completed observations and made all plain sail. At 9.30 a.m. 
observed native proas pulling for ship and coming alongside, with inhabitants of the 
island of Great Ki. At 11.45 a.m. got up steam, and sounded in 100 fathoms, no 
bottom. At 12.20 p.m. proceeded under steam. Rounded the north end of Great Ki 
Island. At 2.30 p.m. shortened and furled sails. Observed Little Ki Island ahead. At 
6.30 p.m. stopped and anchored in 7 fathoms off the island. Native boats came alongside 
with flags flying, and to the sound of the native drum. Later in the evening the natives 
performed various dances on the upper deck. Exhibited blue lights for their amusement. 
(summary of results chall. exp. — 1893.) 94 
