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south as could be done in the time, and in preparing the 
charts for the forthcoming winter's cruise ; while Bruce 
looked after the refit. 
Here we should like to take the opportunity of thanking 
Mr. J. J. Kinsey for the great trouble he always took to 
help the Expedition in every way that lay in his power. 
Winter Cruise 
The ship again left Lyttelton on July 10 for a three 
July lo-Oct. months' cruise, to carry out surveying work 
10, 191 1. j-Qund the Three Kines' Islands and between this 
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Cruise. group and the extreme north of New Zealand. 
Hereabouts rather troubled waters prevail, as the 
swell from the Tasman Sea to the west meeting that from 
the Pacific to the east often causes a confused swell even 
in calm weather. The routine was to sound all day and 
have Lillie's plankton nets over all night, while oppor- 
tunities for trawling were always taken as they occurred, 
Lillie being ready any hour of the day or night. On the 
whole a very good biological collection was obtained. 
Occasionally a visit was paid to Mangonui on the east 
coast to take in fresh provisions, but, as a rule, the ship 
was hove-to for the night. 
Lillie gave a series of popular lectures on evolution, 
which aroused the greatest interest fore and aft and did a 
great deal to break the monotony of the time. 
Rennick and Mr. Williams very ingeniously adapted 
a motor (most generously lent by Mr. Kinsey from a motor- 
boat) to work the Lucas sounding machine, which quite 
trebled the ship's sounding efficiency. 
