36 Out North Land. 



Second Mate, 

 Alfred King, of St. John's, N.F. 



Stewards, 

 John McGloudry, Chief; Solomon King, Assistant. 



Enginemen, 

 William Ruxton, Chief ; R. H. Bridge, Second. 



Cooks, 

 Robert Allison, John Hanrahan ; 



and one oiler, three firemen, one blacksmith, two trimmers, and 

 twelve able-bodied seamen. 



The time was occupied from the 15th to the 22nd of July in 

 filling the Neptune with coals, lumber and supplies for the observing 

 stations, and in completing arrangements for the trip. The Hon. 

 A. W. McLelan, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, and Mr. William 

 Smith, Deputy Minister of Marine, arrived in Halifax on Sunday, 

 the 20th ; and, by Monday following, all the members of the Expedi- 

 tion were on hand ready for the departure. At three o'clock on 

 Tuesday, all being in readiness, the Neptune, with all on board, left 

 the marine wharf, when the Minister, Deputy Minister, and a 

 number of the citizens of Halifax, gathered to bid us adieu, and wish 

 God-speed to the Expedition. 



As we backed away from the marine wharf, those on the dock 

 gave hearty cheers in honour of the event. These were responded 

 to heartily by those on board, after which the latter joined in singing 

 " Auld Lang Syne." On leaving her moorings, the ship was taken 

 up to Bedford Basin, and swung, in order to ascertain the error of 

 the compass. We then steamed out of the harbour, dipping flags 

 with the ensign on the buildings of the marine dock, and with that 

 of a German man-of-war at anchor near the Dartmouth shore. It 

 was six o'clock in the evening before we were fully outside, into the 

 swells of the Atlantic. A stiff breeze, with showers of rain, welcomed 

 us to the ocean. 



