ANTARCTIC COMMITTEE — REPORT, 3 



Mention must also be made of the work done by Professor David, 

 who devoted to the Expedition the proceeds of many lectures in 

 Sydney and elsewhere in New South Wales. 



All moneys received in response to public and private appeals 

 were handed over to Dr. Mawson. The Government grants were paid 

 direct to him. The Committee is thus free from financial responsibility. 



4. Selection of Staff. 

 Dr. Mawson's uikl voidable absence from Austr.' ]:';-, during the 

 first half of 1911, and the uncertainty ?s to the financii 1 position until 

 a few weeks before the actual departure of the Expedition, caused the 

 selection of the staff to be delayed much longer than was desirable. 

 In the end, Dr. Mawson took with him some thirty assistants (not 

 counting the ship's company), of whom a few were chosen by him in 

 England, but the great majority were Australians or New Zealanders, 

 and were selected or approved by the representatives of the Committee. 

 Had circumstances permitted, it is probable that a larger proportion 

 of specially trained scientists might have been found willing to join 

 the Expedition, and it seems not unlikely that the scientific results 

 may, to a certain extent, suffer from incompleteness of training and the 

 hurry that was unavoidable in the preparations. Apart from this, 

 however, there is every reason to be content with the staff selected, 

 who are a fine body of men, and full of enthusiasm for science and 

 loyalty to their leader. 



5. Plans for Scientific Work. 

 The following members of the Committee (original or co-opted) 

 gave special help in the form of written reports or detailed advice, or 

 by drilling members of the Expedition in particular methods of work :^ 



Professor David (Geography, Geology, &c.). 

 Professor Haswell (Biology). 

 Professor Pollock (Physics, Wireless, &c.). 

 Professor Lyle (Physics, Wireless, &c.). 

 Mr. Baracchi (Physics, Wireless, &c.). 

 Mr. H. A. Hunt (Meteorology). 



Others also gave valuable assistance. Special mention should 

 be made of the Committee's great indebtedness to Mr. .Bauer, Director 

 of the Carnegie Magnetic Survey, for the loan of apparatus and for 

 permitting one of the members of the Expedition (Mr. Webb) to 

 undergo a course of training under one of his own staff (Mr. Kidston). 

 It must be clearly stated, however, that, while the Committee did all 

 in its power to help Dr. Mawson in his preparation for scientific work 

 at the Antarctic, Tie himself was the dominating factor in this, as in 

 all other work connected with the Expedition. 



