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Tour letter of January 30, regarding the proposed sclent if io 
expedition to the Islands of the Hawaiian bird reservation and vicinity, 
was received some time ago, hut I have delayed replying until m hat. 
definitely completed the arrangements, 
It will interest you to smew that the Secretary of the Bavy has 
approved the detail of a rain©-sweepor from the Pearl Harbor laval Station 
to carry the expedition* 'idee act Johnston Islands were Included in. .the 
refusal as points desirable to he Included la the expedition. The levy 
Department me a little doubtful about the fuel capacity of the mine¬ 
sweepers to cover as- extended a voyage a® that, with Incidental delays, * 
but is leaving the antler to be arranged in personal ecnfhrencc with the 
of the Baval station at Pearl Harbor* As professor Gregory 
found his much interested in the expedition and evidently friendly to”its 
purposes, I anticipate no serious difficulty in the way. 
Ivory effort will be made to fill your spec if io list of desiderata 
from the islands as set forth In detail* As ms understood In our ooa- 
ferenoe in Jew fork:, the antler of securing specimens in addition to those 
listed as needed for the reserve series of the imerlcaa Museum will depend 
on the time and ability of Br. Wetmore and his assistants to secure and make 
up the material. In addition to getting spec hams to meet the requirements 
of the Biological Survey series and the oemparatitely few needed to complete 
the representation of the species of the Bishop iJaseum* There appears to 
Have been a misunderstanding on your part -as to the division of the speci¬ 
mens which might be obtained .by Dr. Wetmore in case he had opportunity to 
visit some of the principal islands after the bird expedition is completed. 
1 informed Sr. Sanford that if Sr, Wctmore got sufficient material sense 
would be added to the specified list, but I did not intend to convey the 
idea that the results of this side-trip of Or. etmore’s, which is rather 
in the way of a personal venture on hi a part, would be divided half aai half. 
In connection with the contribution of 1200 made by hr. Sanford 
toward the expedition, I may add that Dr. Wetmore will take with him two 
assistants from the United States and will try to hove another one added 
at Honolulu. At any rate we hope that ho will have the help of same of 
the native boateaont that it is planned to take along, he figure that the 
