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#-sre, act isle? than Sarah id* yms will join Doctor AXcxsiuler 
id charge of the scion: la expedition to the Hawaiian ■■■■ 
'ratios* Bcetrar Wetaom will he la ©harp* of tee scientific worse 
e* 'itiohf including that to l- -.lose By ; -.rself* 2he «:•• • • it ion will 
pw the itlaads of the Hawaiian Island, Bird reservation and eerthSn 
others adjacent -.hereto* the a* detailed a vessel of the seise 
weeper clcos for the purpose of conveying the expedition from Honolulu* 
the object of the expedition will he to aa&e a scientific survey of the 
islands visited by Motor Wotsaor© and his as sis . ;•* ;sa4 by ma repre¬ 
senting other branches of science iron the Bishop Haaowsi at Honolulu* Yon 
are detailed to assist Sector Wet mm la tie collection of birds m the 
various islands vial ted* At heysaa Island* however* your worn should be 
devoted first to the ®«t@rsda»tlea of the denestic rabbits which were intro¬ 
duced there ease years age wad which have increased mi til there l • . er 
that they srny destroy all of the vegetation on the island and that canes 
the ext erstina t lea of several ©posies of birds* Seventy five ouaeteisof 
strychnine have bmn teat yon to Phoenix which you should tales with you ter 
«s® on this trip* fe will also seed fifty ounces mm to you by Doctor 
Wetaore* la San iranoiaoo you should purchase two tons of tee beat baled 
alfalfa hay vailabl© for us® in poisoning the rabbits* la addition, at 
Sea Francisco you should porch*te four s ingle shot *22 rifles and 15*000 
round® of start *22 calibre cartridges for u»® la Killing rabbits* Doctor 
Wetnene will t&im with nisi frm her© xmm snail headlights to be used If 
necessary to shoot tees® aaiswls at night stoee they are largely nocturnal 
in habits. 
Arraagenente foi passage aid tor transportation of sup,, n.v: 
San Fy&noieco have been iccdc on the eteaashi; ‘ iaisonia* of the Hutson Line 
widab sails frora San ifTanclaco on Usurch *21at* Reservation lias 'boon already 
made for you on this boat* A letter of authorisation and allotment cower in* 
your expenses will be sent to you later* Pho *mt sonia* Is due in Honolulu 
Rarch 27th* and it Is expected thxt the oepudition will leave teat point 
soon after April 1st. She field war* will extend over a period of about 
three months* Further details will be supplied, you by Doctor r/btmore who 
