FIJI-NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION 19 
Here, also, several of us secured good field glasses at low cost, 
although they were actually used less than might have been an- 
ticipated. 
With all these matters to attend we found plenty to occupy our 
attention during the period of preparation, and it must be re- 
membered that each of us was carrying on all of the ordinary 
activities that fall to the lot of the university teacher. Professor 
Thomas had many letters to write in attending to the matter of 
transportation of our party and its equipment, but the arrange- 
ments made by Mr. Black, of the Chicago office of the C. P. Rail- 
way, and Mr. Wall, his immediate superior, were in the end thor- 
oughly satisfactory, and we secured very good quarters on the 
S. S. ‘‘Niagara’’ of the Canadian Australasian line at the mini- 
mum rate. 
The work of packing our outfit was supervised by Dr. Stoner 
with his usual efficiency. We did not realize at that time the 
extent to which our party would be scattered while in the field 
and later found considerable difficulty in separating the material 
required by each, especially when we arrived at Makuluva. In 
future, this might be avoided by packing the material required 
for each individual in separate boxes, so far as is practicable. 
This also has its disadvantages and is less economical of space 
than the plan which was adopted for this trip. 
Personal luggage was packed in steamer trunks, one for each 
member. We found some “‘officers’ trunks’’ at the army store 
that were well made, cheap and admirably adapted to our purpose. 
Duplicate lists of all materials were made as the packing pro- 
gressed ; the boxes were listed by number and the contents of each 
specified in detail. As all packages were to go as baggage their 
weights had to be ascertained and kept below the maximum al- 
lowed for personal luggage, and each trunk or box provided with 
good iron handles for the convenience of baggage-men. 
As a matter of fact the only serious mistake was in using too 
light material, galvanized iron, in the square tanks for specimens 
in alcohol or formalin. These were enclosed in good wooden boxes, 
heavy enough, we thought, to insure them against injury. We 
found, however, that several of the tanks developed serious leaks 
when we returned from Makuluva and after we reached New 
Zealand they had to be patched up under circumstances involving 
considerable annoyance and inconvenience. There was little dam- 
age to material, however, and our collections arrived in good 
