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SIR H. WILKINS. PROPOSED PROCEDURE. (Copyright.) (Received this day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 10. Sir 11. Wilkins, in a wireless message states:—-“Our present exploration trip is ended To-morrow we will seek a place to store the machines and equipment. and investigate the possibility ot a speedy return to civilisation. This decision was reached following another (light, when we travelled two hundred and fifty miles over the country roccntlv traversed, seeking a more southern base, accessible by boat, and where nmre favourable conditions are likely. The surface appeared almost solid enough to land upon, yet we knew il the engine failed it would hurtle through the billowy masses to jagged peaks below. On account of our restricted load, we were compelled to return borne. We determined to postpone further efforts until next season when we hope to establish a base on the continent itself, and start thence to fly along the unexplored coast of 1801) miles of Ross Sea Barrier.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1929, Page 5
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