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THE INDIAN MUSEUM: 1814—1914. 
able to make a series of interesting observations on the fauna 
of this region. During the recess, 1906, the ^Investigator’ 
had been docked and minor repairs carried out, but the old 
ship was getting worn out and it was decided to replace her 
by another. 
At the commencement of season 1906-07 the region 
under survey was again part of the Persian Gulf, but about 
the middle of November, 1906, the ' Investigator’ proceeded 
to Burma to continue the coastal survey there. and in Febru¬ 
ary 1907, she was detailed to carry out a biological investi¬ 
gation of the Mergui pearl fisheries. In order that this work 
might be carried out efficiently, two young zoologists, Mr. 
R. N. Rudmose Brown, B.Sc., and Mr. J. J. Simpson, M.A., 
B.Sc., were sent out from England, and they joined the 
ship in Rangoon. For the next two months biological in¬ 
vestigations were carried out in the Mergui Archipelago, 
and, in addition to the ship herself, further facilities were 
given by the Government Steam launch ‘ Mercury ’ ; Captain 
Lloyd acted as assistant to these experts and one of the 
ship’s cutters was provided with the necessary pumps and 
was used as a diving boat, the services of a professional diver 
having been secured. In this way, a very large collection of 
the fauna was made and, at the conclusion of the investi¬ 
gations, the whole was taken back to England: the India 
Office promised, however, that when the collections had been 
investigated, the first set of specimens should be sent to the 
Indian Museum. In September 1907, Captain Lloyd resigned 
his appointment and was succeeded by Captain F. H. Stewart. 
During this year, the old ‘Investigator’ was condemned as 
being no longer fit for the work and was replaced by the new^ 
ship of the same name. 
The present ‘ Investigator’ was built by Messrs. Vickers, 
Maxim & Co: she is a steel ship, having a gross tonnage of 
1018 tons and is capable of steaming at about 14 knots. 
Although thoroughly equipped for the modern requirements 
“of surveying-vessels,” yet, so far as the requirements of a 
naturalist are concerned, she is by no means so well arranged 
as the older ship. 
Captain Stewart held the appointment of Surgeon- 
