Around Polynesia With

A Little Black Box

Toting his own version of the little black box” beloved by IGY scientists, Mr. J. w. Beagley, head of the NZ Department of Scientific and Industrial Research’s geo physical laboratory at Christchurch, made a quick circuit of Polynesia in April-May with a Gravimeter as the main item of his luggage. He travelled from Auckland to Raro tonga and Aitutaki in Maui Pomare, thence by TEAL through Western Samoa and Fiji, taking measure ments of the earth’s gravity at each point en route.