A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3046, 17 November 1908, Page 5

A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.

By Telegraph—'Press Association AUCKLAND, November 16.

The Hinemoa which arrived from Kermadec Islands to-day brought back the scientific expedition that has for the past ten months been carrying out investigations in that little known dependency of the Dominion.

The objects or the expedition were to study the animal and plant life as well as the geological character of the Islands, and to take complete meteorological observations. The members of the expedition have accomplished the main features of their programme, but owing to the unexpectedly early arrival of the Hinemoa have not completed many of the details. The party consisted of Messrs T. Iredale, C. Warden and W. R. Oliver, of Christchurch; W. L. Wallace, of and 1. R. Oliver, of Tauranga. Mr Iredale devoted himself principally to birds and shells, the Messrs Oliver Bros, took 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 island, and they all expressed themselves well satisfied with the results of the expedition. They found all the things they state that they expected to find, and also a number of things that they did not expect to discover. There were daily excursions to the different parts of the islands whenever the weather permitted, and the outside islands of the group were visited when possible. All the members of the party enjoyed good health and there was no sickness.