running, no boat
was launched, though one may imagine how anxiously we watched for some
movement in that direction. As soon as it became dark a message was
"Morsed" to us to the effect that a boat would bring mails and goods
ashore in the morning if the weather moderated, and with that we had
to be content. Needless to say, business ashore was for the time being
paralysed, but a message was sent to the Secretary in Hobart advising
him of the Ship's arrival.

True to his intimation of the previous night, Captain Davis brought a
boat ashore at 9.30 A.M. and with him came several visitors who were to
be our guests for some days. They were Mr. E. R. Waite, Curator of
the Canterbury Museum and his taxidermist, and Mr. Primmer, a
cinematographer. Conspicuous in the boat was a well-laden mail bag and
no time was lost in distributing the contents. Letters, papers, and
magazines were received by every member of the party, and all the news
was "good." Some stores were brought along and, after getting these
ashore, we took the visitors across to the Shack and invited them to
make themselves at home.

Captain Davis also came along to the Shack and afterwards looked over
the wireless station. He returned to the ship just after lunch, and
Sandell, Sawyer and Blake took the opportunity of going on board.
Hamilton, in the meantime, piloted the visitors on a short trip round
to Aerial Cove, introducing them to Catch Me, where they were duly
baptized. They afterwards climbed up Wireless Hill and had a look at the
station, returning to the Shack much impressed with the rough nature of
the country.

Blake went off to the ship again, taking the stores which had been got
ready for transport to Lusitania Bay, as the captain had agreed to land
them when he visited there in a few days' time.

Amongst the cases which were landed was one containing the recording
apparatus for the tide-gauge. The other parts of this instrument had
been left on the island in December, but for some reason the clock and
charts had gone astray and were not found till the vessel was being
unloaded in Adelie Land. Some thermometers and a Robinson anemometer
had also been overcarried and, when they came to light, the latter was
immediately placed in commission.

Captain Davis sent a boat ashore on the morning of the 12th with an
invitation to come on board and lunch. I accordingly went out to the
vessel and, after lunching, had a thorough look over her, mentally
c