(a) shall ©stabliah io th® Salapaeos Islands, E<^iihlio of Sauador, 
a soloatiflo rssearoh laboratoiy# oomditloa# spooifiod above, sad shall 
proTide and laistaia tbs mmsmry buil:<liag;s, e<|uip»mt, boats, stna oth^ 
apparteimaoe® of the ostablislraeat and its resident persomelf 
ih) shall, so far as praetioablo, eoadnat laboratory m& field 
laT0sti.:,aticM of the aaturai Mstory of th© islaads, insludiag the weather 
and oliimt® (aeteorolocy) f tide®, oin*r«nts, tssaperattar©®, aitd the ohaaioal 
oomtitntlon of th# waters la and abd-^tl'» Islasds (h^^ogrsphy oad ooeaaog- 
raphy)* geolocy, palaeoatoloiy, and biology (la tli# widest ®«v®©) of tii© 
aniiaal and plant Ilf© of land,a 3 «l m&rixm aM fresh waters, aad th® ooeas 
bottoas of -th® Qalaps^gos Islaad mre&s and shall mk® the results of th® tar- 
lous inwestlgatioas uadertale® pubilo, with th® ©oaaeat and approml of the 
Goveraasat of Ecuador, ia tlie fom of published reports suitably Illustrated! 
(c) shall, so far as praatlsable, take steps to oonsenre xs th® 
©xlstii'sg indigeaou® wild life of the islaads ®ud -tu ^ellBiaatt y^atroduoed 
'r 
speeies timt ®r® laliaitml^ to tiio welfare and reproduotion of the ladlgeaous 
speoles, and, as deased praetlsal, to endeavor to restore ose or aiore of 
the islftaJs to its or their foraor natural ■ cQnditiofiS:| 
(d) shall provld® out of tmAu available to it th# personael 
necessary for the proper upkeep and laalntesanoe of tli® labor9.tory aM vessels 
aad boats attaehed to it, and for th® proper oonduet of the selentlfio in- 
vostigatloas tdmt a«y be uadertak«} 
®} sMll provide free neuMyi aooamodatiosus (food, lodging, eaJ 
laboratory spaa® and faoillti®* on tl» basis of equality with the seientifio 
worker® appointod by tJ'i® aslthsoidaa Instltutio0) for oa© soiestist designated 
by suoh methods or mesais as may be sot up for tlie purpos^by tlie Goverjaaetit 
of Piouadorj the personal eesap-ensation or twaoliwoiits of suoh an investigator. 
