THE POLAR EXPEDITION

Evening Star, Issue 14523, 26 November 1910, Page 1

THE POLAR EXPEDITION

(.ATTAIN .SCOTT'S GPA’iTJTDK. [Tku Hi; pit. n I’m.ss Assoa.vrtox.l, v CIIIIISTCI! IJIICJI. November 25. Captain Scr.rt has handed the following letter to the I’res.t for publication : On my 'departure to the Antarctic 1 wish to express my appreciation of the treat, menl which this expedition hi;.- received from Hu* people of New Zealand. ’J he grant of £1,030. which has been made by the Oovenimoiit, cannot but be considered a most liberal contribution, having regard to the population of the (MUitiy. and it hmore eataemed since. it war promised by Sir .Joseph Ward at an early date, when the enterprise was i.i its most serious need of ruppon. Following this noble lead, and rime its arrival in New Zealand, the expedition lias been 1 lie incipient of a continuous .stream of gifts in bird, and even in money. So numerous are these contribution's that I have been tillable In express my gratitude to individual donors, though I have endeavored to re!uni thanks throne’' t'n?' l , "" 1 ’ | i’ , r'm m a lions di' u lets .vno have given thou services to organising the supplies ofh-icd in accordance with our requirements. In the absence of direct thanks. I I met that the givers will believe that I fully realise the "help which they have given tit, Finally, I would record my gratitude for Hie exiruoidinary consideration whieli lias been given to the wish which I expressed on my arrival that the work of preparation et Lyttelton should he us tree, from interruption ...s ‘possible. No complaint, has bee. 11 made, in -spile of the very meagre opportunities to inspect the 1 e.i ra Nova ami in-r equipment which iiave heon ofiered to the pnhiie. This tm oranim e inoivale.s thill the. impmtaiiee of onr preparation:; Jiao been gem-rally mideistryd. iind it is satisfactory to record that it lias helped ns to compkle them with a thoroughness which I believe has rarely li ever been equalled. Thanks to 111" siden di;l enthniiiiifiin <if m.v comrades and the eapaeitv which they hav<> already shown, I olial! 'leave New Zealand with high hopes of accomplishing tin; objects oi trie expedition. hut whatever iuca.sutv oi success may reward onr ol’lofts, we shall not. iorgcl the enconrageimiil whieli we have received fi .mi all 'part.* of this Dominion.