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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 277, 17 November 1908, Page 2

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By lelegrapli.«~Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. . ° l ' l V >U > wlu di arrived from the u-imndße Istaada to-day, brought back tie scientific esped,ti„n that has for tile jwst teu mouths been carrying out investigations in that little-known dependency of the Dominion. The objects or the expedition were to study' the annual and ,plant life, as well as the geological character of the islands, and to take complete meteorologieal observations. The members of the expedition have accomplished the main feature ot their programme, but owing to the unexpectedly early arrival of the Hine-

moa, they have not completed many of the details The party consisted c* A 'nr"' / / C ' Wai ' ll( '"> "'"I V. A. Oliver (of Clinstenurch), W L Wallace (of Timaru), and S. R. Oliver (of lanranga). Mr. Jredale devoted himself principally to birds and sheila, the Messrs. Oliver "Bros. to botany and geology, Mr. Wallace to entomology, and .Mr. Warden to meteorology. The members of the party enjoyed excellent

health during their stay on the islands, and they all express themselves satisfied with the results of the expedlI tion. They found u number 0 f things that they did not expect to discover lhere were daily excursions to tlio different parts of the islands whenever the weather permitted, and the outside lands of the group were visited when possible. All the members of the partv enjoyed good health, and there was no sickness.