ance 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.

3. Boot-leather, stout boot-nails, and useful paper are requirements
which I hope you will be able to supply sufficiently for a second season.

4. The only want for the second season which I can foresee is reindeer
pelts for repairing sleeping-bags. I very much fear you will not have
brought any: anything you can provide to make good the want would be
acceptable.

5. If convenient Williams might look at the blubber cooking stove in the
Discovery Hut and provide some sheet metal, etc., to keep it in good
repair.

6. One of the old blubber stoves adapted as in stables and some chimney
pipe should be placed in the Meteorological Hut if it is erected to the
west.

7. To provide for possible difficulty in keeping up supply of blubber for
Discovery Hut stove in March and April it might be useful to have a few
bags of coal there, if you can spare them and land them conveniently.
Last year we managed very well without coal.

8. If when erecting the stables, etc., the carpenter has not time to see
to smaller matters, such as the repairing of the porch entrance, etc.,
will you please leave sufficient wood for the purpose. A drift screen
would be an advantage outside door of porch.

9. If you erect the Meteorological Hut, and can conveniently do so, it
would help for you to leave a few cases of provisions in it. Bowers
leaves a note with Simpson on this point.

10. If at any time during the season it is convenient to you without
undue expenditure of coal to land at Cape Crozier, I should like you to
leave a small depot of provisions there. The object of this depot is to
support a sledge party to visit the region early next season. Bowers
leaves a note with Simpson concerning the stores required. They should be
placed near the Discovery record post.

11. To assist the signalling to you from Hut Point you might land rockets
or port-fires.

In regard to the constitution of the wintering party for the second
winter, much must remain in doubt. The following members will return in
any case:

1. Taylor, w