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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1971-72: VUWAE 16
FINANCE, EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
FINANCE, EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Finance
A grant from the University Grants Committee was used to pay for food, clothing, camping items, travel and freight, and to cover insurance of personnel and instruments. The University Council provided financial support for the student geologists.
Field Gear
Many items were already available in VUWAE store. They included ice axes, sleeping bags, anoraks, Mead tents, and kitchen gear. New purchases to replace worn or broken equipment were made. Mr. Frank Askin constructed four fine sturdy kitchen boxes for only the cost of the materials. Antarctic Division provided expensive or specialist equipment, including motor toboggans, sleds, polar tents, down clothing and radio transceivers. Antarctic Division also clothed D.S.I. R. personnel.
Food
Food for the field was purchased from Antarctic Division as 20-man-day boxes and VUW supplimented with rolled oats, fresh meat, tinned fruit, cake and chocolate. The variety and ease of preparation of the supplied food was good, though there was general agreement that the milk ration could have been increased by 50%.