Ifotss on SigtmBimt 
Mrtm % (first p&ragrapii}* as’aroely nmi add lasteorology and 
O0@anography ia Tiaw of definition of jmtural hletory, b«t ha.’ro put th«a in 
because Ecuadorian QoTOrnsient oeeiaed particularly interested ia tl%« weatlier 
conditions premilteg .la the Islands. 
understeid 
the Bsuidcaf’laa goirenTOtit Ime aaade soa® oofE®itia@at« to th©^ 0* S. Iai?y regard- 
ing South Seyaoor Islaatl. Il&iy (Atelrml if* .B# Sadler and Ca|Aai.a S* Hokine) 
is agreeable to oar locating on South Seyiaour proirided that wo do not spread 
all ower the place s«d keep to one or the other «id of the mmt suitable 
terrain located at th® ■rostem md of south sl«>re' of South Seymour* Ih 
^Is oonaooticui* I wish to urg® that wo losate^ bo far as possible or praotl— 
cable, in th® Tiolnity of whatever base the lavy nay ostablish m South 
Sejiaour Island* It would react to our great advantag® in may ways rathas* 
tl»n otherwise* fl^re is to b® coaslderiMi th® aatter of tlj® hauling in of 
t^avy and peiti,aps all supplies, aedloal serviossii oomuaioations, water* 
fuel, light power* repairs of all fclEMis* and -possibly 'also the loan of 
boats and other ©quipaeat* and aayb® even personnel* 
Art* I (f),. Indefatlgabl® Island is os:p®cially singled out, m it 
is a typical island* possessing a coa'plet® series of life sonos. It still 
has a 'oonoiderabl® steck of tortoisss* ov^i tho-ugh seldow:-: if ever get 
a ohaao-0 to reproduo® because Act of Idi® depredations of wild pigs* atwiorous 
on ladefatlgabl® and i^rtioularly destruotiv© to tortoise nests * eggs* and 
young* l&»r®ov®r* ladefatigabl© seoiss to possess fewer introduced arditials 
inijsical to the imtiv® fmma. and flora* 
