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Little Meccatina and Labrador Height of Land expedition. 1937.

1. The expedition, which will consist of 36 members, wil
leave england at the3 end of June 1937, returning at the beginning of October.
They will sail by canadian Pacific to Quebec, and by the Clarke
Steamship Co.'s boats to Harrington Harbour where they will disembark.

2. The stores having been sent ahead previously, the party will pro-
ceed by canoe up the River Little Meccatina to a point in the district
of Cape mystery, where a base camp will be formed, this journey
being estimated to take approximately 7 days. From this point the
stores will be brought forward to and advanced base as high up the
river as practicable. A small party will be left to work in
the neighbourhood of each of these bases.

3. The Expedition will then break up into three or possibly more parties,
and endeavour to reach and map as much of the Height of Land as
possible, using the advanced base as a fixed point from which to
work. It is hoped that the Geologists will be able to attach a
Geological survey to the work of these parties.

4. The Scientists will be given the opportunity, so far as is possible,
to work in the districts which seem to them most suitable, and it is
hoped that a full report on the flora and fauna of the district
will be brought back.

5. An advance party under the leadership of G. F. Hanson will be sent out
during the summer of 1936 to inquire about the nature of the interior,
and to arrange for the transport of stores and equipment to the Basecamp.

J. Stainer