Apart from, but concurrently with, the services which have been
discussed, I know that you will be anxious to help forward the scientific
objects of the Expedition. Having regard to your interests in such
matters, they also are left mainly to your judgment, and I wish only to
specify some lines on which any soundings taken would be especially
important.

These seem to be:

1. In the space occupied by the old Glacier Tongue (some two miles of
the Tongue was broken off last summer).
2. Across the Sound in one or two places to give a section of the
bottom elevations.
3. Across any fiords on the coast such as the Ferrar Glacier Inlet.
4. Off the end of ice tongues or the edge of ice walls.
5. Off the old pinnacled ice north of Black Island.
6. From a boat near the Barne Glacier.
7. From a boat around grounded bergs.

I have now to mention various matters of lesser importance to which I
should like attention given if time and circumstances permit.

1. The Hut Galley is not in a very satisfactory condition. I should like
Williams to overhaul it and try to make it more serviceable for a second
season.

2. The coast of Victoria Land has been redrawn over the "Discovery"
track. I should be glad to have definite evidence on this point. Any
replotting of coast will of course be valuable.