THE SUB-ANTARCTIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 247, 18 April 1912, Page 5

THE SUB-ANTARCTIC.

BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH. By Telegraph—Press Association. ! Cliristchurch, Last Night. Mr. E. «R. Waite, curator of the Cliristchurch Museum, has accepted Professor David's invitation to join the Aurora's sirb-Antarctie oceanographic cruise, leaving Sydney on May 5. The invitation was.conveyed to Mr. Waite liv Professor David, who said that Dr. Ma\vson was most, nnxious that he sli:vM :""o-,nnr.r.- ;!, ? hip as biologist -in ckiryi: Mr. Waite states that the object of the cruise is mainly to determine the biological contents of the subAntarctic Ocean, such information being of the highest importance in connection, among oth;r tilings, with the food of economic fishes. The animals arc to be secured with various apparatus designed for their capture. Nuv.ierous observations dealing with sunshine, temperatures, currents, .i tc'., will .be secured, to afford data for collecting the information obtained. The sub-Antarctic area includes the Auckland, Campbell, Antipo. des and the Macquarie islands, but Mr. Waite docs not anticipate that the last named group Will be touched, as Dr. Mawson has already established a shore station there. Mr. Waite will probably leave next Thursday for Sydney.