noon without his watch, he is not very certain whether he lost it on 
the ground or whether it dropped by inadvertence into one of the cloth 
sacks containing specimens and is drowned in one of the tanks of alcohol 
or formalin. In any case, he brought back again a quantity of other 
material to analyze - At 12:l5 turned about and made a dredge haul in 
6 fathoms on a bottom of coralline mud, i Took course for the pass and 
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arrived at the anchorage of the islet Matiti at 15:30, Tautu and 
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ir, Randall depart for the pass to catch fish - return at 18:00, Messieurs 
Rehder, Bowman, and Cutress return from the islet and from the reef. 
At 21:30 Mr, Schmitt, Tautu and Rehder go ashore to set traps for rats 
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and to go out on the outer reef. Return at 23:00 with a small coconut 
W\ air S crab and various other specimens. All night at the anchorage - good 
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Monday, l5 April : At 7 :15 preparation of the mixture to put in the 
/O • . water for the capture of fish and other specimens, put in the water 
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at 7:U5. At 8:15 everybody went collecting, nets in hand. Fine weather, 
light breeze from N,E,, sky cloudy - barometer at set«<fair between 
30,01 and 30, 05 inches. At 10:30 everyone returns on board with a 
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^ very interesting collection of fish and various other animals, V/ork 
Schmitt and i!^, Cutregsgo ashore, at 17:15 turn about and take a 
on separating and preserving them goes on until almost 15:00, Mr, 
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vj coxirse towards the pass. Anchore'd in 15 meters depth. Dinner at 20:00, 
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yv/v' The master fisherman Teroro sends g;irls and his sons on board with a 
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lot of watermelons and fish to eat* Retnrn ashore about 20:00. Good 
weather, overcast - moonlight ** at 22:00 turn about and take course 
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