RELIEF 'DOCTOR

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1934, Page 5

RELIEF 'DOCTOR

FOB ANTARCTICA

ARRANGEMENTS NOW COMPLETE.

{Per Press Association Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, February 10,

At ia late hour late night, Mr T. J. Gardiner, Wellington representative of the Byrd expedition completed arrangements by phone with Doctor Potaka, of Nelson, to proceed to the Antarctic. The question of transport has been solved through the good offices of Captain Nelson, Commander of the Discovery It., at present at Auckland. > Captain Nelso n obtained permission from London to divert the ship temi porarily from her prepared cruise, and die Discovery leaves Auckland to-mor-row for Port Chalmers where she will pick up D r Potaka, and some urgent equipment. It is assumed the Jacob Bpppert will convey Dr Shirley until s he meet's the Discovery. The transferring of doctors is expected to take place about latitude 50 degrees. The Discovery will then return to ' Port Chalmers and land Dr Shirley. Alter refuelling it \vi 1 1 proceed to programme to the ice edge. DISCOVERY IPS ITINERARY. AUCKLAND, February 9. As the result of communications be- ■ tween Byrd expedition and Washing- | ton, and between Washington and Lon- | don, it is announced that the royal, 1 research ship, Discovery If, will take | a j-elief doctor from New Zealand to replace. Dr. Shirley > who is ill at the Tee Barrier. Throe" New Zealand doctors have so far offered their services, and the one who is finally appointed, will arrive in Auckland on Sunday morning, in time to leave by the Discovery, which is sailing at nine o’clock in the morning. It is assumed that the Jacob Riippei’t will convey Dr. Shirley until she is met by the* Discovery, and the transferring cf the doctors is expected to take • place in about latitude 50 degrees. The Discovery Wfill then return to Port Chalmers and land Dr. Shirley. After refuelling she will proceed, according to her programme, to the ice edge, calling en route at the Antipodes Islands in the hope of finding some sign of the yacht Windward which was reported missing in January 1931, with several men aboard.