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company were on these occasions very thankful for the quiet 
days in the ship, in comparison with the tossing about experienced 
in easterly gales. Mr. Williams was also able to take advantage 
of these days to clean boiler tubes. 
The time away was strictly limited to the period covered by 
the insurance of the ship, and so, on September 22, she had to 
leave for Lyttelton. On the way down she called in 
eae yey at Russell, Bay of Islands, to take in fresh provisions 
Bigs #°" and pick up her mail. Three days were spent here 
waiting for the mail and were much appreciated by 
everyone, as it is an exceedingly pretty and, historically, very 
interesting spot. Rennick without delay set about cleaning and 
painting the ship so that she might be presentable for Lyttelton, 
though frequent showers of rain did not help him. 
Lillie and a companion walked over the peninsula to the tiny 
little Bay of Wangamumu, where there is a small whaling sta- 
tion belonging to Messrs. Jaggers and Cook. After a delightful 
walk through the bush, which took some seven or eight hours in- 
stead of three or four as expected, they were lucky enough to 
find Mr. Cook there himself, for he had arrived from the South- 
ern Ocean only a few hours previously, and was preparing to 
commence whaling round this station. 
Lillie was able to make arrangements to stay with them for 
a month. 
On Thursday, the 28th, the Terra Nova weighed and pro- 
ceeded south, calling at Wangamumu on the way, where Lillie 
was landed with all his paraphernalia for collecting and pre- 
serving specimens. 
The ship arrived off Kaikoura at daybreak on the 8th and, 
being now close to home and with three days’ grace, was able 
as to put in two days’ sounding on the hundred fathom 
A Pees: line and so to fill up a rather serious blank on the 
f charts. The coast scenery here, on a fine day, is mag- 
nificent, as the seaward Kaikoura mountains run close to the coast 
and there are very many striking snow-capped peaks in the range. 
On October 10 the Terra Nova was once more berthed 
alongside the wharf at Lyttelton. It is only fitting here to 
acknowledge the real hospitality shown the Expedition by New 
Zealand. From the Prime Minister downwards all were anxious 
to help, and the extent of this help received both from individuals 
