THE SECBETARY OF THE IJAVY 
Washington 
23777-95:1 
Feb 
. 5 
1923. 
My dear Mr. Secretary: 
I have your letter of February 1, 1923, in which you 
request that a mine sweeper at Honolulu be placed at the 
disposal of a party arranged by the Bureau of Biological 
Survey of the Department of Agriculture for certain work 
among: the Hawaiian Islands beginning April 1, 1923. 
The Havy Department stands ready to direct the Comman¬ 
dant of the Havel Elation at Pearl Harbor to assign one of 
his mine sweepers subject to a schedule to be arranged with 
that officer. In previous correspondence the vessel was re¬ 
quested in connection with a survey of the bird reservation. 
PJie present request of February 1st includes Midway and 7ake 
Island, and in view of the fact that a round trip to Wake 
Island will Involve nearly 4,000 miles of steaming for a 
•nine sweeper, the schedule must be arranged with the Coaanan- 
It is understood that Professor Orogory of the Bishop 
Museum of Honolulu has already interviewed the Commandant 
regarding the use of a mine sweeper for the purpose requested 
and the limitations of the mine sweeper as to accommodations 
are well known. 
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■ By other correspondence information is rebooted of 
the tlavy Department as to whether a transport between San 
Francisco and Honolulu would be available to carry certain 
members of the party from San Francisco to Honolulu. This 
matter has been taken up by representatives of the Department 
of Agriculture with the navy Department, and it is understood 
that no transport is available. Representatives of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture wore informed, however, that trans¬ 
port at ion*might be offered for three members of the party 
from San Diego or San Pedro to Honolulu about March 1st. 
Should this transportation be desired, it is requested that 
prompt information be furnished in order that arrangements 
may be made. 
Respectfully, 
(Signed) Edwin Denby. 
Hon. Henry C. Wallace, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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