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Aug. 3 1895

Bright.  Sun shining -
Went to the Reef - Zoltoi full of bachelors, but rather high up off the sand on the west side -

When I returned the were gone from the sand cuting, even on the east side which seems a little odd. A great many were under the cliffs on the west side -  I passed along the beach coming & going & scarcely disturbed a half dozen.

   I wanted particularly this morning to see how large a number of breeding bulls were hanging on the outskirts of the breeding grounds, [[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] & found where the matter could be satisfactorily examined (as at the 

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maxser points at the end of the reef)  there were very few indeed - 
   On the great west hill-slope there were rather more, but as squads of bachelors were lying about there the observation was not as satisfactory - of course under the cliff there is no chance for unattached bulls except at the water's edge.

   Bachelors are lying behind the ramparts on the west side all along the Reef in bunches, almost down to the last cairn On the low level at the end of the Reef the bachelors were lying in two principal divisions east & west, & the between them was a greenish area of large extent

Another matter to which