SOLAR ECLIPSE.
NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION. PREPARATIONS IN HAND. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 11. Preparations for the part winch New Zealand hopies to play in the solar eclipse next October are actively in' hand. A sum of £2OO, which will carry a Government subsidy of £1 for £l, is definitely in sight by the New Zealand Astronomical Society toward the cost of the expedition to Niaufou. A further £IOO is required and the society is making a determined effort to collect this. Of subscriptions received by the society, totalling £159 9s fid, Wellington’s share is £fio 10s, Christchurch has given £l2 18s fid, Dunedin £l3 12s fid and Auckland £3B 11s. The American and New Zealand expeditions will be the only ones on Niaufou, which is in the belt of totality. The American expedition is to be led by Commander C. H. T. Keppler. Professor S. A. Mitchell, of the Leander McCormick Observatory, Virginia University, is the leading scientist. The New Zealanders will leave Auckland by the Niagara, probably on September 23, and will travel from Suva to Niaufou by the Laburnum, arriving at the beginning of October.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 219, 12 August 1930, Page 10
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188SOLAR ECLIPSE. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 219, 12 August 1930, Page 10
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