FOOD

The field parties are charged on a man-day basis irrespective of whether in the field or at Scott Base. Supplementary items such as fresh meat, canned fruit, chocolate and cake were purchased by the expedition before leaving New Zealand. Some allowance for obtaining such food from Scott Base was proposed both at Tekapo and in the Field Manual, but this can only occur if Scott Base itself is fully stocked at the time of the party's departure into the field.