on the 5th, 18 miles 1200 yds.

on the 6th, and 13 miles 1000 yds.

on the 7th, when the 81ｰ S.depot was picked up at 10.30 a.m., and one week's stores taken, two weeks' rations being left.
The march to the next depot, at 80ｰ S., was uneventful.

The party made good marches in spite of bad surfaces and thick weather, and reached the depot late in the afternoon of February 12.

The supply of stores at this depot was ample, and the men took a fortnight's rations (calculated on a three-man basis), leaving nearly four weeks' rations.
Spencer-Smith seemed a little better, and all hands were cheered by the rapid advance.