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1022 eight pm report weather clear Imre thirty aero sero wind 
force one sea moderate swells stop ships boats succeeded in landing 
:i. : ht of scientific party m osedly inace essable Gardiner Island 
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threatened to make landing impossible later stop half day survey showed 
ird life nty insect j£aun and vegetation restricted to 
few scattered plants of pigweed stop shell collections uj one though 
limited in variety and island marks western limit of range of blue rock 
tern described originally from Seeker stop island presented steep 
barren appearance rising sheer from water with landing possible only 
on rocky ledge to southward stop clouds of birds of fourteen species 
Lying continuously overhead stop afternoon spent in collecting fish 
close inshore eo ta preparation of specimens and hydrographic work 
stop proceeding eight thirty pm direct for Hihoa arriving eight am 
fhurj ay twentyfourth si*; d King 2110* 
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