72 THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY' [Oct. 



be obtained before and after the voyage — that is, at the Cape 

 and in New Zealand. 



To compare all our instruments with suitable care was a 

 long and tedious operation. There being no fixed magnetic 

 observatory at the Cape, the work was done in tents, kindly 

 lent by the Admiral and pitched on a plateau beyond the hills 

 immediately surrounding the port. It was carried out by 

 Lieutenants Armitage and Barne, with the kind assistance of 

 Professors Beatty and Morrison, of the Cape University ; and 

 as it could only be continued during the daylight hours, ten 

 days passed before all the observations were completed. On 

 board the ship every advantage was taken of this spell to refit. 

 The rigging was set up afresh, the deck and top sides of the 

 ship were re-caulked, the engines were overhauled, and the 

 weed was removed from the bottom by the divers of the fleet. 

 At this time the war was proceeding, and things were in an 

 unsatisfactory state ; guerilla bands had penetrated so far into 

 the Colony that martial law had been proclaimed at Capetown ; 

 the termination of hostilities seemed very remote ; officials and 

 residents took a gloomy view of the outlook. Under these 

 circumstances it is additionally pleasing to record the great 

 kindness which we received at all hands, the ready assistance 

 which was offered us, both in our scientific work and in the 

 more practical requirements of the ship, and the kindly hos- 

 pitality which made our visit so pleasant. Our peaceful mis- 

 sion was regarded with sympathy and interest by all, and we 

 remember with gratitude the entertainment provided for us by 

 His Excellency the Governor, Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, by 

 Sir David Gill and the members of the Philosophical Society, 

 and by Mr. Andrews, of the Union-Castle Line. But above 

 all we owed thanks to the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Sir 

 Arthur Moore, who placed at our disposal the resources of the 

 naval dockyard for our repairs, and most generously extended 

 to our officers the hospitality of Admiralty House. It is diffi- 

 cult to express how much we owed to these attentions, which 

 smoothed our difficulties and obviated all chance of unnecessary 

 delay. 



