My dear Prime Minister,

Gepp [1] left this morning after a few last hectic days completing
as many things as were possible to complete and so far as
development and scientific research was concerned, making
arrangements with me for the continuation of the investigations
which have been commenced.

I have been very glad to have had the opportunity of getting to
know him as well as I have and I should rather like to stress one
point to you-a point which, needless to say, I have fully stressed
to Gepp himself. I feel that he has so active a mind and so much
enthusiasm that there is a quite real danger of his overdoing
things to the detriment not only to his health but perhaps even to
the work of the Commission.

I think it would really be a most useful thing if you were to ask
Gepp to make a point of avoiding Saturday work whenever he is in
Melbourne. I presume he will find it necessary to travel about a
good deal. When he is away from Melbourne, he will doubtless find
it essential to work any and every day but while in Melbourne if
he freed himself from all questions affecting the Commission on
both Saturday and Sunday, I think it would be to the general
advantage not only to Gepp personally but also to the whole work
on which he is engaged.

I had Sir James Cooper [2] to lunch with me to meet Gepp and they
made a very favorable impression of one another, with the result
that Gepp invited Cooper to act on the Advisory Committee [3]
which, with I understand your approval, he has decided to set up
at Australia House.

Yours sincerely,
F. L. MCDOUGALL