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Some minor repairs mere also made in the engineering aepartment. 
( 5 ) On hay 18 th,Messrs Gilbert and Alexander,with three men for a 
crew left the ship in the dory to pull ashore but a short distance 
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re upset in the heavy trade wind and sea through one cf the 
crew falling overboard when the boat was struck by an unusually 
large wave* The life boat* was promptly on the scene of the accident, 
in charge of Ensign Mitchell,and prompt and intelligent action saved 
all hands. It was fortunate that Mr Alexander inkier stood so well how g 
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to direct operations at the capsised boat as two of the men were 
unable to swim,but it was only one more instance of Mr Alexander's 
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\ ability under all circumstances. 
(6) The operations about Laysan Island,shore collecting,dredging, 
ounding,survey on shore,bird collecting,etc.,came to an end at 6 : 80 , 
May 23 rd,when trie ship sailed for Maro Reef f and it is only fair 
to all the members of the expedition to say that nothing was omitted 
to make the examinations as perfect as possible,as will be seen when 
the more detailed reports are submitted. 
(7) Maro Reef was reached at 9 : 00 ,a.m.,of the 2 
tour lines of soundings about the same occupied the day and an an¬ 
chorage was selected SW of the same for the night. On the following 
day left the anchorage at S:?Q,a.m.. and continued sounding opera¬ 
tions to the southward toward Dowsett Reef,seeking to accurately 
locate the latter,marked doubtful on the chart. The danger was found 
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without difficulty and fully located,it proving to be charted too 
far to the southward,and the line of soundings were carried along its 
