With the application process;

No suggestions for improvements.

With Antarctica New Zealand staff;

The efforts of Paul Woodgate in helping us during the preparatory stages of our expedition are greatly appreciated.

Provision of maps and aerial photographs;

All maps and aerial photographs were obtained the previous season from outside sources. However, the material obtained is rather lacking. Given the increase in activity in and around Allan Hills we feel that there should be good quality maps of all of Allan Hills at a scale of 1:10 000.

To the Preseason Information.

No suggestions for improvements.

To Medicals, documentation and flights to Antarctica.

Medicals were conducted at an on-campus clinic by a general practitioner. No suggestions for improvements. Our flight south from Christchurch was delayed two days because of poor weather at McMurdo. We were nicely looked after at the Rusley Inn and enjoyed our stay there. The three hour delay notices for the flights were frustrating but that can't be helped. We were grateful to receive the use of a van for an afternoon to allow us to explore the outer environs of Christchurch.