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rerfeas or Herbert i* Gregory, 
■ Director, Bishop Museum, 
Honolulu, Sawwii# 
Dear Professor Gregorys 
■MM you are no &oubt already aware, the Secretary o t the Havy 
has approved the detail of a mine-sweeper to leave Honolulu about April 
first# to convey the sclent Ifio expedition to the islands in the Hawilaa 
Island Bird Reservation and adjacent islands* 
A copy ia inclosed herewith of the recoursendatlons of the Secretary 
of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Sayy which were approved by the 
latter with the understanding that the details of the Itinerary should be 
arranged by personal conference with the Commandant of the naval Station 
at Pearl Harbor* Shis, I think, better be undertaken by you and haw it 
as well worsted up as possible pending the arrival, of He* Wetmore, who, as 
you mdsr stand, will be the leader of the expeditlon a© relates to the 
scientific work, including photography* We are wending as assistant to 
Dr* Wetmore, an expert in the destruction of rabbits, who Is taking a lot 
of baled alfalfa and poisen for the purpose trying to clean up the rabbits 
on Laysaa* He is also carrying saw *22 rifles and ^munition to be used 
in the ease work* I do not know whether it will be practicable for hits to 
make an actual clean-up or not, but w© shall hope that this will be possible* 
He certainly can dispose of a very large proportion of the animals, but it 
my be necessary to repeat the killing another year to make a final cleanup* 
I as somewhat alarmed over what may be found there, fearing that these 
animals may have increased to a point that they have practically destroyed 
all the vegetation on the island, and thus exterminated the few peculiar 
land birds who use that island as their habitat* S£r# Donald Dickey will 
accompany the expedition at his own expense to secure moving anti still 
•pictures* He may go only to Layman as he thinks it may he necessary to • 
return promptly to California to. have his films developed after his work 
on Laysan* He should be the only one on the expedition having a moving 
picture outfit since he will desire to utilise his pictures in public leefeftres 
uad it would destroy their value if other pictures of the same kind were 
taken on the trip* Dickey is one of the very best wild life photographers 
and should get a superb series of pictures which will undoubtedly be seen 
in all parts of the United States later* 
In the inclosed copy of Dr* letaaore’s instructions you will find 
him designated as ia charge of the expedition, and I trust you will make 
this plan to the scientific staff which accompanies the expedition in order 
