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investigate the life and behavior, distribution, condition aai survival 
of the Bjarine Inhabitants of the harbor , pelagic, littoral and benthal, 
as the tidal and other currents often, if iK>t throiighoat the winter, smintain 
enough open water channels to permit boat operations. An attei^t in a 
suitable vessel should be made to prove or dispwe this contention. 
Port I^ckrc^ deserves better than a third place rating. It htirts to 
put so lovely a place so low, especially in view of its swell-free Ijarhor 
In which a vessel might safely be winteared (shall have to ask Capt, Mac 
aboxit this), and whesre we fou^ the littcspal fauml so very rich; but itoa- 
dis© Harbor I feel quite strongly has the far greater biological potential. 
Within Arthur Harbor, I favor the British Base, that area or site over 
Bomparl^ Point, or the so-called Bravo site, for reasons stated elsewhere 
in this report, particularly in the diecussion of the Arthur I-iarbor (sec- 
tion II, pages 3, k), 
1 would urge that we endeavor to ^t full a»3 clear "title” to all 
three places by transfer, as gifts, or by some rei^ursement, permitting 
the present builders, or owner© of tl^ huts in sites in Port Lockroy and 
Par^ise Harbor, to remove buildings and contents should they care to do 
so, We should by all K«ane start anew, ei«3 with our own new buildings or 
strectures . 
And now? What are we waiting for? Let*s goi 
