1911.
The objects of your journey have been discussed, and need not here be
particularised. In general they comprise the Geological exploration of
the coast of Victoria Land.

Your party will consist of Debenham, Gran, and Forde, and you will cross
the Sound to Butter Point on or about October.

You will depart from Butter Point with provision as under:

11 weeks' pemmican.
10 gallons oil.
18 weeks' remainder.
25 lb. cooking fat.

and make along the coast to Granite Harbour. You will leave at Butter
Point two weeks' provision for your party, for use in case you are forced
to retreat along the coast late in the season, and for the same
eventuality you will depot a week's provision at Cape Bernacchi.

On arrival in Granite Harbour you will choose a suitable place to depot
the main bulk of your provision.

As the Commanding Officer of the "Terra Nova" has been referred to the
bluff Headland, shown in the photograph on page 154 "Voyage of the
'Discovery'," as the place near which you are likely to be found, it is
obviously desirable that your depot should be in this vicinity.

I approve your plan to employ your time thereafter approximately as