THE EXPLORER'S HOPES.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13648, 13 February 1913, Page 6

THE EXPLORER'S HOPES.

AN INTERVIEW IN 1910

; On 26th October, 1910, Captain Scott landed in Wellington from Sydney vo oompleto his preparations for the groat expedition. "An effort of this kind," he.then ; aid id an "Evening Post" interviewer, "is. largely of sentimental interest, but I believe everybody in the Empire W> i>ld igisb. to see the work that has -VtJe.i done completed rather than other nations should send forth expeditiaus and plant their flag before our own. ' The expedition, he continued, was not organised with the solo object <;f reaching a geographical point. '-.Every concession must be made in these days of enlightenment to the interests i f science and to taking advahtage >J overy opportunity of studying the natural feaures ot the regions yi-site-. No. similar expedition (had ever h*d Siioh a large scientific staff as this "'■«- tliOfe ideal was to find some fossil iiiari-v----pial animal to jshow that Austral and, South America were at one time :n<.T4itected. Refemng .to finance, the jexp'. i.ivarSaid that he was extremely- ptenst If with ;ti«> men and "the-ship arid her oq«ipraont, and the -splendid -apint cf *fl«lon board of her. He had aoii*:»oiigh funds in Bigbt to meet tie nee 4s-of 4h<* iparty for a third season, but lie' was hopeful of hirfclier aid. He acknowledgod with warm thanks the : cordiality and sympathy of the people of Australia and New Zealand, and spoke pari|cularl(y •abotit 'the gifts of material by New Zealanders arid tho contribution of £1000 by the Government.

PERSONNEL OF THE EXPEDITION. The following is a completelist of the officers, staff, and men of the expedition :—Captain It. F. Scott, C.V.0., R..N., aommandiing expedition; West-.-era party;: Lieutenant E, R. G. R. Rvans,K K.N., second- in command, : Western party; Dr. E, A. .Wilson, chief •of scientific staff, zoologist, and artist, Western ■party-;.- Lieutenant V". L. A. v Campbell, R.N., leader of the Eastern l>arfey; Lieutenant- H, L. L. ' Pcnnoll, ;: K.N. magnetic and meteorological work on. tho Terra Nova; Lieutenant H-: E. <te P. Ron wick, R.N., Western party; 'lieutenant H. 11. Bowers (Royal Indian Marino), .-Terra Nova; Lieutenant iW, Bruce, R.N.R.J Terra Nova; Surgeon '■&.' M. Livick, doctor, zoologist,, ■^.j^/--East«(rn''.parts:i-'Surgeicm.;IJB.. L. A'fckinson, R.N., doctor,; bacteriologist a.ad parasitologist; Mr F-.-R..HJ Drake, R.N-, secretary., Terra Nova; Mr: C. H. MeaJ-s/in 'charge of the pon:es and dogs, Western party; Captain L. E. G. Oates, InniakilKn Dragoons, in charge of • ' ponies- and vdogs, Western party; Mr. T. Griffith Taylor,1 geologist, Western party; Mr. George F.Wyatt, 'general manager; Mr. Ji/. W. Nelson,: biologist. Western party; Mr. ,D. G. , .tillie,: biologist,, Terra-.■ Nova; Mr,-A. Gharry GsrrArd, assistant ssoolbg^, Wcßtern party; Mr. H. G. Ponting, photographer, Western party;.Mr. ii. ■0. Day, motor- engineer,- Western party.'; Mr. J. Allan Thomson, ;geologifcit,'. Western paity; Mr. C. &,,iWright, ■'cfeomist,> Western, party; bbfttfewani, ;- ■ "■m-NV, Mr? T.'■'.'^FeathCT,. -in:-.-.. <?hargo ) rofv -ilodgihg • outfit; -boji^Wain^l.MJ'"';;^' •; (Beetham;: .Terra Nova ■ :roomartiiicer; R.IS., Mr. W.;Williams, ■ ©goOTKI engineer !te r te«. . viroom;;artificer- v '?R,N.jrJMEri: Ji H. Webb, > thifd=\--on^ii^€r/;'i'/^rm-:i::^Noy;a;;.:-.:-c3iiet-; < ■'■^Si»k4t^^3]«Cp; v;F:i :I^shley, ;assistH ■ ■::.v^ivfci^"-mo^^--#%^ er »^'T€irra' ■Novav: :: ;Wcfitern pfirtyi vcMef Mr.; W : , ■-: ''Ws&sj- •'•■:#6iw- ;?N;6.vii^:': petty ■ officers'jt

R.N., E. Evans, It. Fondo, T. Crean, T. S: "Williamson, F. Parson, P. Geo~ hano, ArthurS. Bailey,. G. P. Abbott, 0. V. Browning, J. H. Mather (all raliriL as seamen) ; ablo seamen, R.N.7-H. Dickawm, W. L. H-oald, J. Paton (seamen)) sailmakpr, W. Smytlio; shipwright, R.N., F. E. C. Davis (carpenter) ; leading stokers, R.N., N. Bnssondou and E. A. M'Konzio, stoker, R.N., W. Burton (mting us fife men); stewards, T. Closßold (cook), Il'. Hooper, and W. H. Noall.