| Description | Meeting held at Plymouth
Present: Professor E W MacBride in the chair; Dr J N Carruthers; Mr H W Harvey; Professor A V Hill; Dr S W Kemp
1. Circulated minutes of previous meeting of 20 July 1937 confirmed and signed
2. Apologies for non-attendance received form Sir Percy Douglas, Sir Henry Lyons, Mr H G Maurice, Dr E S Russell, and Dr J B Tait
3. Considered statements of accounts for the period from 1 April 1937 to 31 May 1938, the larger items in which were £3,100 for the purchase of the ship "Culver" and a contribution of £476 - 5 0 to the Bermuda Biological Station for the period of 1 July 1937 to 31 March 1938. Accounts approved
4. Grants for Expenditure
4a ' Letter read from H M Treasury, dated 9 May 1938 sanctioning a grant not exceeding £3,519 for recurring expenditure during the financial year 1938. The grant is given under certain specified condidions and is for the amount for which application was made.
4b Reported a letter from H M Treasury, dated 9 May 1938, sanctioning a grant of £2,320 ( a sum equivalent to the savings on last year's recurring grant) for supplementary expenditure on the conversion and equipment of the "Culver".
5. Warrant for the "Culver" to wear the blue ensign
The Commmittee noted with satisfaction that a warrant had been received from the Admiralty authorizing the "Culver" to wear the blue ensign while employed inthe service of the Bermuda Oceanographic Committee. '
6. Inspection of the "Culver"
Before the meeting the Committee inspected the "Culver" which had reached Plymouth on 13 June, Satisfaction was expressed with the manner in which the conversion of the ship had been carried out, though noted possible alterations and additional expenditure, and resolved ' That, if necessary, any new parts required should be sent to the Bermuda Station to await the arrival of the "Culver".
7. Departure of the "Culver"
The "Culver" left Plymouth for the Azores at 6.30 pm on 17 June with Captain E Whitfield in command, Mr Dunch as mate, Mr F Frederiksen as engineer, Mr maurice Hill, and four seamen (Holme, Holmes, Excel and Lewis), three of whom will form the permanent crew of the boat at the Bermuda Station. |