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 follows:
During what remains of the first fortnight of November in exploring north of Granite Harbour.
During the last fortnight in November in exploring south of Granite
Harbour.
The only importance attached to the observance of this programme, apart from a consideration of the work to be done, lies in the fact that in case of an early break up of the sea ice and your inability to reach the rendezvous, the ship is directed to search the coast south of Granite Harbour.
You should act accordingly in modifying your plans.
It will certainly be wise for you to confine your movements to the regions of Granite Harbour during the second week in January.
You will carry a copy of my instructions to the Commanding Officer of the
"Terra Nova," which you are at liberty to peruse.
This should be left at your depot and the depot marked, so that the ship has a good chance of finding it in case of your absence.