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Station 23. Soglie, north coast of Sumatra. 
„ 24. Edie, east coast of Sumatra. 
„ 25. Rich deposit and floatings, twelve fathoms. 
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Note . — Where the material showed volcanic sand, as in Station 4, 
results were more or less barren. Other stations, not described above, 
furnished ordinary looking mud and sand, with fair show of Foramini- 
fera. 
It is important to bear in mind that all this series was obtained 
from shallow water close inshore, with the exception perhaps of 
Station 22, Bawean Roads, apparently a roadstead well off shore, to 
judge by the comparative cleanliness of crude material and the absence 
of vegetable fragments so often present in other stations. 
Of course one required to be present at each station to understand 
the real nature of such ; and it is my desire to personally visit the 
Malay Archipelago to investigate matters, and to take lines of sound- 
ings or dredgings from shallow gradually into deep water, when I 
can find any qualified person to accompany me, or when I can arrange 
for a portion of expenses or cost of such exploration to be borne by 
others who participate in results, as I am not at present disposed to 
defray the whole cost myself. 
