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canic region, of the mountain ranges, 

 and especially of anj' fossiliferous rocks. 



9. A German expedition will start at 

 the same time as the Discovery, and it is 

 hoped that there will be cordial cooper- 

 ation between the two expeditions as 

 regards magnetic and meteorological ob- 

 servations, and in all other matters if 

 opportunities offer for such cooperation. 

 It is understood that the German expedi- 

 tion will establish an observator}' on 

 Kerguelen Island , and will then proceed 

 to explore the Enderby quadrant, prob- 

 ably shaping a course south between the 

 70° E. and 80° E. meridians, with the ob- 

 ject of wintering on the western side of 

 Victoria Eand, whence exploring sledge 

 parties will be sent inland. The gov- 

 ernment of the Argentine Republic has 

 undertaken to establish a magnetic ob- 

 servatory on Staten Island. 



10. You will see that the meteorolog- 

 ical observ^ations are regularly taken 

 ever)^ two hours, and, also, in accord- 

 ance with a suggestion from the Berlin 

 committee, every day at Greenwich 

 noon. It is very desirable that there 

 should, if possible, be a series of meteor- 

 ological observations to the south of the 

 74th parallel. 



1 1 . As regards magnetic work and 

 meteorological obser\^ations generally, 

 3^ou will follow the program arranged 

 between the German and British com- 

 mittees, with the terms of which you 

 are acquainted. 



12. Whenever it is possible, while at 

 sea, deep-sea sounding should be taken 

 with serial temperatures, and samples 

 of sea water at various depths are to be 

 obtained for ph}^sical and chemical 

 analysis. Dredging operations are to 

 be carried on as frequently as possible, 

 and all opportunities are to be taken 

 for making biological and geological 

 collections. 



13. Instructions will be supplied for 

 the various scientific observations ; and 

 the officers of the expedition will be 

 furnished with a manual, prepared and 



edited b}- Dr. George Murray, on sim- 

 ilar lines and with the same objects as 

 the scientific manuals supplied to the 

 Arctic expedition of 1875. 



14. On leaving this country you are 

 to proceed to Melbourne, or Lyttelton 

 (Christchurch), New Zealand, touching 

 at any port or ports on the way that 

 you may consider it necessary or desir- 

 able to visit for supplies or repairs. 

 Before leaving your base station you 

 will fill up with live stock, coal, and 

 other necessaries, and you will leave 

 the port with three years' provisions on 

 board, and fully supplied for wintering 

 and for sledge-traveling. 



15. You are to proceed at once to the 

 edge of the pack and to force your ves- 

 sel through it to the open water to the 

 south. The pack is supposed to be 

 closer in December than it has been 

 found to be later in the season. But 

 this is believed to depend rather on its 

 position than on the time, and the great 

 difference between a steamer and a sail- 

 ing vessel perhaps makes up for any 

 difference in the condition of the pack. 



16. On reaching the south water you 

 are at liberty to devote to exploration 

 the earlier portion of the navigable 

 season ; but such exploration should, if 

 possible, include an examination of the 

 coast from Cape Johnson to Cape Cro- 

 zier, with a view to finding a safe and 

 suitable place for the operations of land- 

 ing in the event of your deciding that 

 the ship shall not winter in the ice. 



The chief points of geographical in- 

 terest are as follows : To explore the Ice 

 Barrier of Sir James Ross to its eastern 

 extremit}', to discover the land which 

 was believed by Ross to flank the barrier 

 to the eastward or to ascertain that it 

 does not exist, and generally to endeavor 

 to solve the very important physical and 

 geographical questions connected with 

 this remarkable ice formation. 



17. Owing to our very imperfect 

 knowledge of the conditions which pre- 

 vail in the Antarctic seas, we cannot 



