Sequence on men of the Transport Department repairing buoy on water showing men climbing buoy, rough water, buoy being lifted aboard ship, man repairing lantern of buoy, buoy being lowered into water. Shots of seaman operating winch at bow of ship, of group of men pulling on large chain. Shots of two men loading supplies into wagon on beach, of men leaving with horse-drawn wagon loaded with supplies, of men unloading boats on beach knee-deep in water. Shot of naval officers using sextants on bridge of ship. CU of officer looking through binoculars. LASs of officer leaning on railing of ship, smoking pipe, of officer looking through binoculars. Front TRAVELLING SHOT approaching dredge in water. Several shots of man operating steam engine in cabin of dredge.