474 (con. fr. p.465) it bears out Captain Gorne's reiter- ated remark to me that the failure of this voyage is not the fault of the vessel or her engine but is the fault of the mas- ter and the engineer. N.B. On leaving Sydney we had less than 50 stls & kerosene. This according to engineer would have been enough for only 300 hrs run at maximum. Wholly inadequate supplies 10 December. Friday. Overcast and thick with much flying snow in the air. Therefore dark and disagreeable at midday. Strong wind from S.E. began to blow last night and continues today. Bad for the ice. Temp. min.-4°; 9a.,+8° On board all day. Dismal enough. Had a little seal meat in addition to the corned beef and undercooked pea soup for dinner. Added can effediton peaches. Cape York people storm bound here. Wind still strong at midnight.