ARRANGEMENT OF HUT 75 



the other by shelves and cooking utensils. The hut 

 was tarred several times, and every part was care- 

 fully marked, so that it could easily be set up. 

 To fasten it to the ground and prevent the Antarctic 

 storms from blowing it away I had strong eyebolts 

 screwed into each end of the roof -ridge and the four 

 corners of the roof; we carried six strong eyebolts, 

 a metre long, to be rammed into the barrier; between 

 these bolts and those on the hut, steel wires were to be 

 stretched, which could be drawn quite tight. We also 

 had two spare cables, which could be stretched over the 

 roof if the gales were too severe. The two ventilating 

 pipes and the chimney were secured outside with strong 

 stays. 



As will be seen, every precaution was taken to make 

 the hut warm and comfortable, and to hold it down on 

 the ground. We also took on board a quantity of loose 

 timber, boards and planks. 



Besides the hut we took with us fifteen tents for 

 sixteen men each. Ten of these were old, but good; 

 they were served out to us from the naval stores; the 

 other five were new, and we bought them from the 

 army depots. It was our intention to use the tents as 

 temporary houses; they were easily and quickly set up, 

 and were strong and warm. On the voyage to the South 

 Rb'nne sewed new floors of good, strong canvas to the 

 five new tents. 



All cases of provisions that were intended for winter 



