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occasional., as are also Fulmers and Gian petrels; shags occur in limited 
numbers; and Antarctic terns (or are they the Swallow-tailed ones) can 
be found about the "lakes". Young's Point has Silver-grey petrels, and 
Adelies have a rookery on Vorter (sic) Island further south; still far¬ 
ther on one encounters Emperors. 
High tide curtailed our dip-netting along shore. Moss was about in 
very small patches, widely scatters; did not see any worthwhile "stands." 
What we gathered and Berlesed yielded very few insects. 
The dredge haul at the ship's anchorage, in 25-30 fms., mud and sarg'' 
bottom, turned up many tube worms, some small claims, a gasteropod, ophi- 
urans and algae. 
Twenty-two fish were trapped, a goodly catch - where there are fish 
in plenty there must be an abundance of food for-men. Stomach contents 
of those picked out for preservation, I expect to have examined in Wash¬ 
ington. Having no facilities for curing for a lot of pickled fish, the 
fish I have saved have been frozen. Let us hope that p we can get them 
all back in the same state. 
I cannot recommend Hope Bay as a possible or future station site. 
I am sure it is located in a: biologically rich and interesting area, but 
as already said, it has been taken over by others. On the score of 
wind and weather, too, I cannot rate it high in any list of station 
sites. 
