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very familiar with the working of all the gear , the sails , and the 
engines , and, withal, a very resourceful man. 
For Captain we had Temarii a Teal, brother-in-law of Dr. Kenneth 
Emery of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu , —a better man you 
would never want . I have recommended him most highly to Mrs. Stephen 
Phillips , and she has engaged him for their forthcoming cruise. If 
ever I get a chance to go back, and I hope that I may, I should not 
want any other skipper. His terms were 13,000 francs per month, ano 
he is worth every centime of it. 
Tautu asked me to be sure to tell you that a new bearing was 
needed for the shaft. It is the after shaft bearing, if that is lie 
way you speak of it. He stowed me the box that had contained the 
one now in place, and this is what I copied from that containers 
Gutless Bearing ID 0. D. L 2 W 3" 8« B. F. Goodrich, 
Akron Ohio. 
Are the 238 dimensions or merely lengths? Xou probably will know. 
Xou must be a grand person,— you certainly endeared yourselx to 
everyone, from all reports. Hie folks down Tahiti way are also a fin® 
lot, and the climate is quite wonderful, but I guess I must be a dyed- 
in-the-wool U.S.A. , for, as i tell my friends, I would rather shovel 
snow than cut grass; still , if I could afford the travel bade and 
forth , I might be tempted to establish a toehold in the Society 
Islands, as you have done. I hope I will get 'the chance to meet you 
in person one of these days. The Museum will be my permanent address 
until I die. 
Good luck to you and yours and your wwrks. 
Sincerely, 
as seek 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
