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INTRODUCTION. 



During 1911 and 1912 Taylor led two parties to investigate the geology of the Western 

 Mountains. A full meteorological journal was kept on each journey, and these have been 

 found particularly useful in plotting weather maps. 



During the second 3'ear meteorological observations were made on several journeys, but 

 as the simultaneous observations at Cape Evans were far from complete, these records are not 

 so valuable as those made during the first year. 



Cajpe Adare. — The party landed on February 18, 1911, and the meteorological record 

 was commenced by R. E. Priestly on the 27th. It was kept with great regularity until 

 the party left Cape Adare on 3rd January, 1912. During one or two short periods when 

 all the men were away on sledge journeys the observations are wanting, but the observations 

 made by the sledge parties have been of great help in filling in the record. 



Framheim. — Meteorological observations were made at Framheim by Captain Amundsen's 

 Expedition three times a day from 1st April, 1911, until 29th .January, 1912. In addition a 

 valuable set of observations was made on the Barrier between 8th September and 26th 

 January during Captain Amundsen's journey to and from the Polo. The results have been 

 published by the Fridtjof Nansen's Fund.* 



Tlie Terra Nova. — Three voyages were made between New Zealand and the Antarctic 

 by the Terra Nova and throughout a full meteorological log was kept. The voyage? were 

 as follows : — 



1 si Voyage. 



Left New Zealand (Port Chalmers) 



Arrived McMurdo Sound . 



Left McMurdo Sound 



Arrived off King Edward VII Laud 



Visited Bay of Whales 



Returned to McMurdo Sound . 



Left McMurdo Sound 



Arrived Cape Adare 



Left Cape Adare 



Discovered Gates Land . 



Arrived New Zealand (Stewart Island) 



November 30, 1910. 

 January 3, 1911. 



February 



March 



2nd Voyage. 



Left New Zealand (Port Lyttelton) December 



Arrived Cape Adare January 



Left Cape Adare .......... 



Arrived Cape Evans February 



Left Cape Evans *........ . March 



Arrived New Zealand (Akaroa) April 



3rd Voyage. 



Left New Zealand (Port Lyttolton) December 



Arrived Cape Evans ......... January 



Left Cape Evans 



Arrived New Zealand (Oaraaru) Febniarv 



Time. 



Cape Evans. — Owing to the great convenience of using Greenwich time in the scientific 

 work of the expedition, it was decided to keep our watches and clocks set to the time of 

 the 180th meridian instead of to local time. In the following whenever times at Cape Evans 

 or on journeys undertaken from Cape Evans are given without qualification they will be 



* Ro.ild Amundsen's Antarctic Expedition, Scientific Results, Meteorology by H. Mohn. 



