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12. The services desired are as follows, viz.: — A flying 

 survey of any coast-lines lying within the Antarctic circle, 

 and not now laid down upon the Admiralty charts. The 

 discovery of new waterways leading towards the South 

 Pole, and of harbours suitable for wintering in. Oppor- 

 tunities to be afforded to the scientific staflf to add to our 

 knowledge of the meteorology, oceanography, terrestrial 

 magnetism, natural history, and geology of the region. The 

 discovery of commercial products. 



13. The tenderer must specify the bonus he demands for 

 passing 70 degs. S. with either one or two ships ; also the 

 bonus he demands for each degree attained beyond 70 degs. 

 S. by one ship; also the bonus he demands for every occasion 

 upon which he succeeds in establishing on the shore a 

 temporary observing camp. 



14. That the Government should pay for only one such 

 station for each 120 miles of latitude or longitude, unless the 

 master shall have established more at the written request of 

 both members of the staff. 



15. The staff to have the right to refuse to accept the site 

 of any camp selected by the master, and such refusal shall 

 be logged by the master, and read over to the staff in the 

 presence of the mate and the surgeon; and the staff shall 

 hand to the master their objections thereto in writing, and 

 the same must be signed by both of them. 



16. The tenderer will not receive any more bonus for two 

 ships than for one after passing the 70th parallel. The 

 committee would prefer that one of the ships should remain 

 fishing in the neighbourhood of North Cape, Victoria Land, 

 whilst the other pushed into higher latitudes. In case of 

 accident to the latter, the former would serve as a depot 

 and relief for the shipwrecked crew to fall back upon. 



17. Should the master of either ship despatch an exploring 

 party from his vessel, the contractor will be entitled to a 

 bonus for each sixty miles of latitude or longitude traversed 

 by such party, but the tenderer must specify what sum he 

 will require for each sixty miles so traversed. 



18. That the ships should proceed direct to the bight 

 situated on the meridian of 180 degs., with a view of one 

 of them getting beyond Koss' furthest, and especially of 

 observing the conditions of the volcanoes at the head of the 

 bight. 



19. The contractor will be liable to no penalty should he 

 fail to reach to any latitude tendered for. 



