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There are signs of water sky to the south, and I'm impatient to be off, but still one feels that waiting may be good policy, and I should certainly contemplate waiting some time longer if it weren't for the ponies.

Everyone is wonderfully cheerful; there is laughter all day long. Nelson finished his series of temperatures and samples to-day with an observation at 1800 metres.

 

Series of Sea Temperatures

 

	Depth Metres	Temp. (uncorrected)
Dec. 14	0		-1·67
Dec. 14„	10		-1·84
Dec. 14„	20		-1·86
Dec. 14„	30		-1·89
Dec. 14„	50		-1·92
Dec. 14„	75		-1·93
Dec. 14„	100		-1·80
Dec. 14„	125		-1·11
Dec. 14„	150		-0·63
Dec. 14„	200		+0·24
Dec. 14„	500		+1·18
Dec. 14„	1500		+0·935
Dec. 17	1800		+0·61
Dec. 17„	2300		+0·48
Dec. 15	2800		+0·28
Dec. 15„	3220		+0·11
Dec. 15„	3650		-0·13 no sample
Dec. 15„	3891		bottom