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;nd the f^.ct th-t such work could he clone in one-d-y trips wciild 

 allow -r. '^dvrnt-geous unitY hetween fiel^ -nd 1-hcratorY work. 



(2) The Eernud".n cone occupies so s.^i-l^ "n -re- t>---t the fund- 

 r^ment-lly oce-,nic ch-rrcter of l:he neiphhorlng writers is not dis- 

 turhed therehv. 



(3) There "re two entirel- suhmerged cones close to Bermuda, 

 the "Argus" ond "Cballonger" ban'-rs. 



(4) In spito of the iDrecit)itous n-ture of their slones, the 

 Bermud-n reefs enclose - considerable -nd entirel- protected rrea 

 of sho^l water, supportln,?: a ric>^ and v-ried f-un- , -nd il]nstra- 

 ting ^nany phenomenn of lime deposition, erosion, etc. 



(r.\ Thore '^i^e several excellent h-rborn, and sites --de -1- 

 most ideal for 1-bor-torv purposes b- their sheltered ancaorrge .-nd 

 convenience to t':'e o^en sea. 



(6; /.ll the f-cilities of t^-e cit-r of H-milton, with its ship- 

 yards, shops, etc. are at hand. 



(n) The r^lhn-te is mild, with no extremes, f;-.voring work the 

 yerr round, while living conditions nre excellent with all the am- 

 menities of m.odern civilization. 



(8) Borraud- is conveniently reached by fr>st ste-mer from Ne- 

 York, and communic-^ tion is good the ^t^-'T round. 



(9) If the Permud- biologic-1 stntion be reorganized, -n-.-nge- 

 ments could probably be m de for the ra-o posed oceanoeranhic su- 

 st-tion to occupy n-rt of its propertv -t little or no expense; and 

 this -orop^rt'^ is ndmir-blv loc-ted with its own smoll hmhor. Prox- 

 imity' to" a well equipped biologicrl l-bor.-tory would be a decided 

 advantage, especinllv in encouraging s-^mtv>etic mvesti.^-" ti ons la- 

 volvlns^both t'-e biologic and phvsic-l aspects. 



(10) The negotiations h'--t have been cnrrled on with reg-i'd to 

 the reorgrniz^-tion of the Borm.uda biologic^.l station h-ve s-^own^ 

 thpt the locnl aovernmont and r^opnl-tion would welcome scientific 

 activities on t>e island, wi- ich is a consid-mtion of some im.port- 

 ance. 



