FURTHER PLANS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14588, 12 February 1913, Page 10

FURTHER PLANS.

After the publication of his book in 1903 Scott remained outside the pubhc eye til. September of the following year. In the interim Shackleton had returned from his great dash in the Nimrod, when he got within 97 miles of the Pole, and had announced to the world his discovery of an ea_y route on to the great ice plateau, which had previously been a tremendous barrier to explorers. Scott realised the temptation this wou d bo to other nations, to compete and endeavour to secure the honour of reaching the Pole first. He, therefore, took it upon himself to appeal for funds to fit out an expedition to both attempt to reach the Pole and conduct general scientific investigations. His appeal was successful, and, accordingly, in October, 1910, the Terra Nova, which had acted as a relief ship to the Discovery in 1904, arrived in New Zealand on her way south. Again Captain Scott repeated his personal triumph over the affections of New Zealanders, and achieved a popularity very general and very widespread. The expedition went south in November, 1910, and its fate since is now being unravelled.