FIJI-NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION 13 
President Jessup, together with the request that we be assigned 
quarters at Makuluva and that our effects be passed through 
the customs with as little delay as possible. In due time satis- 
factory answers were received and the codperation of the govern- 
ments of Fiji and New Zealand assured. 
Professor Wylie proceeded to secure as many addresses as 
possible of leading scientists in zoological, botanical and geologi- 
cal fields now residents in New Zealand and Fiji. This was no 
easy task as he found the literature from these regions meagerly 
represented in our library. He succeeded, however, in getting 
in touch with a number of their leading men, and every one of 
them seemed glad at the prospect of a visit from the Iowa scien- 
tists and eager to afford all the assistance in his power. This 
enabled us to plan quite definitely regarding our objectives 
and the disposal of our time. Representing, as we did, three 
departments of science it was evidently impossible for the party 
to keep together while in the field, and thus we found it neces- 
sary for each to plan an independent itinerary. Manifestly the 
specialist in marine zoology would find it best to confine him- 
self to the coastal regions, while Dr. Stoner, who was to attend 
to the birds and insects and Dr. Wylie, our botanist would do 
more in the interior. Professor Thomas and Mr. Glock, the 
geologists, would necessarily have to travel more extensively 
than any of the others. 
The matter of itinerary thus became much more complex than 
in previous expeditions. We obtained valuable assistance in 
this matter from Mr. Fell in Fiji and also from the official 
chemist, Mr. Harold Wright. In New Zealand, Mr. Harold 
Large of Napier went to a great deal of trouble in suggesting 
an itinerary which would enable us to visit the more important 
places during the time at our disposal. We also received several 
maps, time-tables, railway guides, ete. from the Colonial Govern- 
ment which has charge of the railways in New Zealand, and 
these aided us considerably in working out our schedule in that 
eountry. Mr. H. T. B. Drew, publicity officer at Wellington, sent 
us maps and handbooks that proved particularly useful, and Mr. 
Clement L. Wragge kindly arranged for our reception and quar- 
ters at Auckland. 
In the matter of passports, vises, etc. we were made unpleas- 
antly aware of the fact that citizens of the United States have 
