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months of this monotonous life Pim transferred to the 

 Moreton Bay Pilot service. Henceforth tired of subordinate 

 positions, he struck out for himself, and either alone or in 

 partnership occupied himself for some years in " sandalwood 

 getting " on the Queensland coast ; then migrating to 

 Thursday Island he entered the " beche-de-mer " trade, and 

 to some slight extent that of " pearl shelling " also. He 

 successively owned, or part owned (it is uncertain which), and 

 commanded, when not more than twenty-three years of age, 

 in 1888 the " Violet," a cutter of nine tons ; in 1889, the 

 '■ Alice " and the " P.C.E." respectively, a lugger of ten and 

 a cutter of nineteen tons ; and finally the " Whaup," a ketch 

 of thirty-four tons. In this last venture Captain Pim was in 

 partnership vrith a Mr. Luff, of Thursday Island. 



In these several voyages the subject of our notice made 

 money, which was spent in scientific research in New Guinea 

 and North Queensland. Towards the end of 1903 Mi\ Pim 

 was ill Sydney with the view of obtaining a certificate ; he 

 passed as "only mate" for fore-and-aft vessels on 11th 

 February. 1904. ' 



Towards the end of 1903 there ajrived in Sydney Major 

 VV. Cooke Daniels, of the United States Army, who had been 

 Adjutant-General of Division in the Cuban campaign, accom- 

 panied by certain scientific friends. It was his purpose to 

 carry out anthropological and ethnological researches in South- 

 east New Guinea. For this purpose a schooner-yacht of 67 

 tons, called the " Kori," with au.xiliary steam power and a 

 sea-going steam launch was brought from England. Mr. Pim 

 was appointed master, and the expedition left Sydney in 

 April, 1904. During the cruise he did excellent work by 

 surveying and charting Tokunu, or Alcester Island, in the 

 Trobriand Group, and Gawa Island, in the Marshall Bennett 

 Grou}). He also furnished a description of Kwaiawata 

 Island, in the same group, and this, with the above charts, 

 appeared in the " Geographical Journal " for April, 1906, as 

 portion of a paper by Drs. C G. Saligmann and W. M. Strong, 

 members of the expedition, the former of whom exjiressed 

 his thanks to Captain Pim for the latter 's excellent services. 



After navigating the " Kori " to Singapore on the 

 break u]) of the expedition Mr. Pim, in 1906. became con- 

 nected for a time with the Celebes Trading Company at the 

 Aru Islands. 



Mr. Pim Avas appointed master of the " Endeavour " on 

 the 9th October, 1911, and so remained until disaster brought 

 about the untimely death of himself and companions, some- 

 where l)etween Macquarie Island and either New Zealand or 

 Tasmania. 



