in sixteen fathoms; the weather was very misty. Mr.
Waite and Mr. Haines, the taxidermist, were rowed ashore.

The island, above a height of three hundred feet from sea-level, was
shrouded in mist throughout the day, and, before dark, all signs of the
land had disappeared. The mist did not clear until 6 P.M. on the 15th.

We stayed for a whole fortnight at Macquarie Island, during which time
the highest velocity of the wind recorded on shore was thirty-five
miles per hour, although, during the winter, gales are almost of daily
occurrence. On June 22, the date of departure, a course was set for the
Auckland Islands, which lie in the track of homeward-bound vessels from
Australia via Cape Horn.

The group was discovered in 1806 by Captain Bristow of the 'Ocean',
owned by Samuel Enderby. It comprises one main island and several
smaller ones, separated by narrow channels. There are two spacious
harbours; a northern, now called Port Ross, and a southern, Carnley
Harbour. The islands are situated about one hundred and eighty miles
south of Stewart Island (New Zealand).

After a run of three hundred and forty miles on a northeast course, we
entered Carnley Harbour and anchored off Flagstaff Point. A breeze blew
strong from the west-northwest. Next day, June 25, we stood up to Figure
of Eight Island and found good holding for the anchor in nine and a half
fathoms.

The eastern entrance to Carnley Harbour is formed by two bluff points,
about two miles apart; its upper extremity terminating in a lagoon.
The site of Musgrave's house ("Epigwaith") is on the east side of this
lagoon. Here he spent twenty months after the wreck of the 'Grafton'.

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Auckland Island (from the Admiralty Chart) showing the track of the
'Aurora'

We set off in the motor-launch on the 26th to visit Camp Cove, where
we found the two huts maintained by the New Zealand Government for the
benefit of castaways. In the larger hut there were potatoes, biscuits,
tinned meats and matches. The smaller hut was empty but on the outside
were carved many names of shipwrecked mariners. The 'Amakura' had
visited the depot in November 1911. The various depots established on
the island by the New Zealand Government are visited every six months.

While in Carnley Harbour we were able to make several hauls with the
small dredge.

After passing up the eastern coast of the main island we entered Port
Ross and anchored west of Shoe Island. On Ju