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into the ship, but on the whole she required alteration 
rather than repair. 
All the blubber tanks were withdrawn and the hold 
spaces thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed. 
A good chart-house was built above the wardroom 
and a large covered chart-table fitted up on the bridge. 
The Glengall Co. were most anxious to meet us in 
everything and to push the alterations forward, and their 
work was efficient and not expensive. 
Our original date of sailing was fixed for August i, 
but by the united efforts of all concerned with the fitting 
out and stowing of the ship we halved the time apportioned 
for preparing the vessel, and the Terra Nova sailed on 
June I. 
The ship herself had to be provisioned and stored for 
her long voyage, and here again lists had to be prepared 
to meet every contingency. There were boatswain's 
stores, wire hawsers, canvas for sailmaking, carpenter's 
stores, cabin and domestic gear to be provided. The 
engineers had to purchase their stores together with a 
blacksmith's outfit. There were fireworks for signalling, 
whale boats and whaling gear, flags, logs, paint and 
tar, and a multitude of necessities to be thought of, 
selected, and not paid for if we could help it. 
An invaluable collection of Polar literature, alike 
Antarctic and Arctic, was made for the Expedition by 
Admirals Sir Lewis Beaumont, G.C.B.j and Sir Albert 
Markham, K.C.B., and a beautiful library in miniature 
was presented to us by Mr. Reginald Smith. 
When we left London at 5 p.m. on June i probably 
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