NAERATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION. 



The Government steamer " Hinemoa," with the members of the expedition on 

 board, left the Bluff on the morning of the 14th November, 1907, and spent 

 the afternoon in Port Pegasus, in Stewart Island. The Snares were reached 

 next morning, and the greater part of the day was spent on them, and the 

 vessel left at night for the Auckland Islands. Port Ross was reached early 

 on the morning of the 16th November, and here were found the survivors from 

 the wreck of the ship " Dundonald." After attending to the wants of the cast- 

 aways the vessel proceeded direct to Carnley Harbour, one of the shipwrecked 

 crew being taken on board to act as cook for the Campbell Island party. The 

 Auckland Island party was landed with the necessary equipment at Camp Cove, 

 in Carnley Harbour. Campbell Island was reached on the morning of the 17th 

 November, and the party, with tents, &c., put on shore, and that evening the vessel 

 proceeded on her usual trip to the Antipodes and Bounty Islands. She returned 

 to Campbell Island to pick up the party on the 25th November, so that they were 

 on the island for eight days. After taking on board the members of the party, with 

 their collections, the vessel left for the Auckland Islands, and picked up the members 

 of that party in Carnley Harbour on Tuesday, the 26th November, and proceeded 

 to Norman's Inlet, on the east coast of the island, where she anchored for the night. 

 The next day, after calling at Cascade Inlet and Smith's Harbour, on the east coast, 

 the vessel proceeded to Port Ross, and parties were landed for a short time on 

 Enderby and Bwing Islands, and the vessel then proceeded to Erebus Cove, where 

 the night was spent. On the next day, the 28th, some members of the party made 

 a geological and botanical survey of the country near Port Ross, while the vessel, 

 with the remainder, proceeded to Disappointment Island, where most of the party 

 landed, this being the first time that this island had been investigated scientifically. 

 The vessel then returned to Erebus Cove, where the remains of the first mate of the 

 " Dundonald," which had been brought from Disappointment Island, were buried 

 with fitting ceremony. The morning of the next day was spent in the same place, 

 parties being landed at various localities, and about midday the vessel left for the 

 Bluff, which was reached on Saturday afternoon. During the trip dredgings were 

 made at several places, by the kind assistance of Captain Bollons, who also inde- 

 pendently secured some dredgings off the Bounty Islands. 



