BYRD’S THANKS
Gift to Harbour Board
The following letter thanking the Wellington Harbour Board for assisting the second Byrd Antarctic Expedition when its ships were in the port several years ago was received from Admiral R. E. Byrd by the board last night:—
“Boston. Mass., May 10,1936.
“On this anniversary of our return from the South Polar I want to express to you my deep and enduring appreciation of the assistance you rendered our second Antarctic expedition which helped to make it possible for us to serve more than, twenty branches of science, and map and take possession of thousands of square miles of new territory for the United States. “Attached to this sheet is an autographed piece of insulation from the wall of the Advance Meteorological Base, the southernmost habitation ever occupied by man. “In gratitude and friendship, RICHARD E. BYRD, Commander, B.A.E. II.?
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 254, 23 July 1936, Page 13
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145BYRD’S THANKS Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 254, 23 July 1936, Page 13
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